Brandon Haywood, a strong traditional center

Does anyone still remember Brandon Haywood? A strong traditional center.

Brendan Haywood, Brandon Haywood, 7 feet (213 cm), plays as center (C), was born in November 1979 in New York, New York, USA, produced by the University of North Carolina, formerly the total blocking king in North Carolina school history. He was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the 20th pick in the first round of the 20th round of the NBA Draft in 2001 and was immediately traded to the Washington Wizards. He played for his NBA career. Yu Qicai (2001-2010.2), Mavericks (now known as Mavericks) (2010.2-2012), Bobcats (now known as Hornets) (2012-2014, season reimbursed due to injury in 2013-2014), and Cavaliers (2014-2015), and won the NBA championship with the Dallas Mavericks (now known as the Dallas Mavericks) in the 2010-2011 season.

Brendan Heywood has an arm span of 2.29 meters. With his excellent height and wingspan and good sense of positioning, he performed well in rebounding. His offense and defensive rebounding numbers are outstanding, and he can effectively protect the team's rebounding. He also has reliable inside defense, good frame protection and strong blocking ability. As a traditional blue-collar center, Heywood has a certain finishing ability under the basket. He can complete the dunk or layup at the basket after his teammates pass the ball, which is suitable for playing a "cake-eating" role in offense. However, Heywood lacks independent offensive methods, has weak back-to-play ability, does not have enough mid- and long-distance shooting ability, and is slow to move, making it difficult for the team to open up offensive space. Moreover, his free throws are very poor, and his career free throw shooting percentage is only 58.7%.

played for less than 13 seasons. Brandon Heywood played in a total of 816 games in the regular season, including 549 starts, averaging 22.9 minutes per game, scoring 6.8 points, 6.0 rebounds, 0.5 assists, 0.4 steals and 1.4 blocks. He played in a total of 54 games in the playoffs, including 28 starts, averaging 21.1 minutes per game, scoring 6.3 points, 4.9 rebounds, 0.5 assists, 0.6 steals and 1.3 blocks. And as a blue-collar worker, Brandon Haywood also has many outstanding performances.

Local time in the United States, on April 5, 2008, in the game where the Washington Wizards defeated the Chicago Bulls 99:87 away, Brandon Heywood started for 35 minutes, made 9 of 16 shots, and made 7 free throws, scoring the highest single-game 25 points in the NBA career, plus 10 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks.

On January 15, 2010, in the game where the Washington Wizards lost to the Chicago Bulls 119:121 double overtime away, Brandon Haywood started for 48 minutes, scored 16 points and 2 blocks, and captured the highest single-game 20 rebounds in the NBA career. On February 22, 2010, in the Dallas Mavericks (now known as the Dallas Mavericks) defeated the Indiana Pacers 91:82 at home, Brandon Haywood started for 33 minutes, scored 13 points and 3 blocks, and grabbed the 20 rebounds in a single game in the NBA career.

In the offseason in 2015, Brandon Heywood was traded from the Cavaliers to the Trail Blazers and was immediately cut. Since then, he gradually faded out of the NBA and officially announced his retirement in 2016. After retiring, he became a basketball commentator. He has worked in well-known media such as CBS, ESPN and NBATV, and is also hosting his own radio programs. In addition, he also worked as a radio host on SiriusXM NBA Radio, continuing his basketball career in another capacity.