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Dillon Brooks
Brooks withCanadain 2023
No. 9 – Houston Rockets
PositionSmall forward/shooting guard
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born(1996-01-22)January 22, 1996(age 28)
Mississauga, Ontario,Canada
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school
CollegeOregon(2014–2017)
NBA draft2017:2nd round, 45th overall pick
Selected by theHouston Rockets
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–2023Memphis Grizzlies
2023–presentHouston Rockets
Career highlights and awards
StatsEdit this at Wikidataat NBA.com
StatsEdit this at Wikidataat Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men'sbasketball
RepresentingCanada
FIBA World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Philippines–Japan–Indonesia
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto Team

Dillon Brooks(/ˈdɪlən/DIL-ən;[1]born January 22, 1996) is a Canadian professionalbasketballplayer for theHouston Rocketsof theNational Basketball Association(NBA). He playedcollege basketballfor theOregon Ducks,where he was named a consensus second-teamAll-Americanand earnedconference player of the yearhonors in thePac-12in 2017. Brooks was selected in the second round of the2017 NBA draft.He began his career with theMemphis Grizzlies,earningNBA All-Defensive Second Teamhonors in 2023.

In 2023, Brooks was named theFIBA World CupBest Defensive Player after helping theCanada national teamto bronze.

College career

Brooks withOregonin 2015

Brooks, asmall forwardfromMississauga,Ontario,went to theUniversity of Oregonafter playing atFather Henry Carr Catholic Secondary SchoolinTorontoandFindlay PrepinHenderson, Nevada.As a freshman, he averaged 11.5 points per game and was named to thePac-12 Conferenceall-freshman team.[2]As a sophomore, Brooks led theDucksto thePac-12 Conferenceregular season title and a top ten national ranking. At the close of the season, he was named first-teamAll-Pac-12[3]and a third-teamAll-Americanby theSporting News.He was also named the District IX player of the year by theUnited States Basketball Writers Association(USBWA).[4]Brooks averaged 16.7 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 3.1 assists per game.[5]

After the conclusion of the 2015–16 season, Brooks said he would remain with Oregon for a third season.[6]He suffered a foot injury in the summer of 2016 and did not play in Oregon's offseason trip to Spain.[5]On November 7, 2016, Brooks was named to theAssociated Press' preseason All-America team.[7]During his three seasons of college career Brooks averaged 14.8 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 28.9 minutes per game.[8]

Shortly after the2016–17 season,he declared himself eligible for the2017 NBA draftand hired anagent,ending his college career.[9]

Professional career

Memphis Grizzlies (2017–2023)

Brooks was drafted by theHouston Rocketswith the 45th pick in the2017 NBA draftand then was immediately traded to theMemphis Grizzlies.[10]On July 21, 2017, the Grizzlies signed Brooks to his rookie scale contract.[11]On October 18, 2017, during the Grizzlies' season opener, Brooks scored 19 points, the most points scored by a Canadian-born player in an NBA debut.[12]

On April 11, 2018, Brooks scored 36 points along with seven rebounds, one assist, and two steals in a 137–123 loss against theOklahoma City Thunder.[13]In December 2018, Brooks was thought to be involved in a failed three-way trade between Memphis, theWashington Wizardsand thePhoenix Suns;the trade faltered over confusion between Brooks and his similarly named teammate,MarShon Brooks,[14]as the Memphis front office did not intend to trade Dillon while the other teams expected him and not MarShon.

On January 5, 2019, Brooks suffered from a ruptured ligament in his right big toe[15]and underwent a successful surgery to repair it on January 11, 2019. Brooks missed the remainder of the 2018–19 season.[16]

Brooks in 2018

Brooks began the 2019–20 season as the Grizzlies' starting shooting guard. After averaging 16.1 points per game over the first half of the season, on February 5, 2020, he signed a three-year, $35 million extension with the Grizzlies.[17]

On February 28, 2020, Brooks scored a season-high 32 points, along with getting two rebounds, one assist and one block in a 104–101 loss against theSacramento Kings.[18]

On May 23, 2021, Brooks made his NBA playoff debut, scoring a season-high 31 points, along with seven rebounds, to help the Grizzlies to a 112–109 Game 1 victory over the top-seededUtah Jazz.[19]The Grizzlies would go on to get eliminated and lose the series in five games.[20]

On October 12, 2021, it was announced that Brooks would miss two to three weeks due to a fracture in his left hand.[21]On December 19, he scored a career high 37 points in a 105–100 loss to thePortland Trail Blazers.[22]On January 8, 2022, during a 123–108 win over theLos Angeles Clippers,Brooks suffered a left ankle injury. The next day, he was ruled out for 3-to-5 weeks with injury, which was diagnosed as an ankle sprain.[23]On April 16, during Game 1 of the first round of the playoffs, Brooks scored 24 points in a 117–130 loss to theMinnesota Timberwolves.[24]

In Game 2 of the 2022Western Conferencesemifinals against theGolden State Warriors,Brooks was assessed aflagrant 2and ejected after he chased down the Warriors'Gary Payton IIand hit him in the head when he was in the air, going up for a fast-break layup; Payton fell hard and fractured his left elbow.[25]Brooks was suspended for Game 3 of the series.[26]The Grizzlies would go on to lose the series in six games.

On December 17, 2022, Brooks scored a team-leading 32 points during a 115–109 loss to theOklahoma City Thunder.[27]On February 2, 2023, Brooks was assessed a flagrant 2 foul and ejected for punchingCleveland CavaliersplayerDonovan Mitchellin the groin.[28]The next day, the NBA suspended Brooks for one game without pay for his actions.[29]On March 4, he was suspended for one game without pay for incurring his 16th technical foul of the season.[30][non-primary source needed]On March 17, Brooks was fined $35,000 by the NBA after he shoved a cameraman to the floor during a game two days earlier against theMiami Heat.[31]On March 21, he was suspended for one game without pay for receiving two more technical fouls, pushing his total to 18 for the season.[32][non-primary source needed]At the end of the season, Brooks was named for the first time to theNBA All-Defensive Second team.[33]

During Memphis'2023 NBA playoffsseries against theLos Angeles Lakers,Brooks openly criticized his opponentLeBron Jamesfor being "old", drawing scrutiny.[34][35]Brooks was ejected after committing aflagrant 2 fouljust 17 seconds into the second half of the Grizzlies–Lakers Game 3 matchup because of hitting James with a hitbelow the belt.[36][37]Memphis would go on to lose the series in six games.[38]

Houston Rockets (2023–present)

On July 8, 2023, Brooks was acquired by theHouston Rocketsas part of a sign-and-trade agreement.[39]On October 26, he made his Rockets debut, scoring 14 points along with four rebounds and two assists in a 116–86 loss to theOrlando Magic.[40]On February 14, 2024, Brooks recorded a 19 point, 10 rebounddouble-doubleduring a 121–113 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies.[41]

National team career

Brooks with Canada prior to the2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup

Brooks played for theCanadian national teamin the2015 Pan American Games,where the team won the silver medal.[2]

On May 24, 2022, Brooks was one of fourteen players to agree to a three-year commitment to play with the Canadian senior men's national team, aiming to break a decades-long trend of failing to qualify for theOlympic basketball tournament.[42]They achieved this goal at the2023 FIBA World Cup,and won the bronze medal, Canada's first global tournament medal in basketball since1936.Brooks played a crucial role, recording a team-best 39 points in their victory over theUnited States.[43]This was a single-game scoring record for a Canadian player at the World Cup, surpassingCarl Ridd's previous high of 37 at the1954 edition.[44]Brooks was named Best Defensive Player of the tournament byFIBA.[45]

He was named to Canada's roster for the2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[46]

Career statistics

Legend
GP Games played GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
FG% Field goalpercentage 3P% 3-point field goalpercentage FT% Free throwpercentage
RPG Reboundsper game APG Assistsper game SPG Stealsper game
BPG Blocksper game PPG Points per game Bold Career high
* Led the league

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 Memphis 82* 74 28.7 .440 .356 .747 3.1 1.6 .9 .2 11.0
2018–19 Memphis 18 0 18.3 .402 .375 .733 1.7 .9 .6 .2 7.5
2019–20 Memphis 73 73* 28.9 .407 .358 .808 3.3 2.1 .9 .4 16.2
2020–21 Memphis 67 67 29.8 .419 .344 .815 2.9 2.3 1.2 .4 17.2
2021–22 Memphis 32 31 27.7 .432 .309 .849 3.2 2.8 1.1 .3 18.4
2022–23 Memphis 73 73 30.3 .396 .326 .779 3.3 2.6 .9 .2 14.3
2023–24 Houston 72 72 30.9 .428 .359 .844 3.4 1.7 .9 .1 12.7
Career 417 390 29.1 .418 .345 .802 3.2 2.0 .9 .3 14.2

Play-in

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2020 Memphis 1 1 37.7 .389 .800 .667 2.0 2.0 1.0 .0 20.0
2021 Memphis 2 2 42.4 .395 .000 1.000 4.5 3.0 2.0 .5 19.0
Career 3 3 40.8 .393 .333 .857 3.7 2.7 1.7 .3 19.3

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2021 Memphis 5 5 35.0 .515 .400 .808 4.2 2.2 1.4 .4 25.8
2022 Memphis 11 11 30.5 .349 .347 .640 2.7 2.7 1.0 .3 14.6
2023 Memphis 6 6 27.9 .312 .238 .714 3.0 1.8 .2 .0 10.5
Career 22 22 30.8 .387 .321 .724 3.1 2.4 .9 .2 16.0

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014–15 Oregon 36 33 28.3 .456 .337 .825 4.9 1.8 .5 .6 11.5
2015–16 Oregon 38 38 32.8 .470 .338 .806 5.4 3.1 1.1 .4 16.7
2016–17 Oregon 35 27 25.3 .488 .401 .754 3.2 2.7 1.1 .5 16.1
Career 109 98 28.9 .472 .362 .794 4.6 2.6 .9 .5 14.8

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