Clarence "Chucky" Brown is a retired American

United States

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 professional basketball

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 player.

A 6'7" forward from North Carolina State, Brown was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers

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 in the second round of the 1989 NBA Draft

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. Brown holds (now shared with Tony Massenburg

Tony Massenburg

Tony Arnel Massenburg is an American former professional basketball player. He shares an NBA record with Chucky Brown, Joe Smith, and Jim Jackson for having played with twelve different teams over his career....

 and Jim Jackson

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) the NBA record for the most teams played for during his 13-year (1989-2002) professional career — twelve: the Cavaliers, Los Angeles Lakers

Los Angeles Lakers

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, New Jersey Nets

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, Dallas Mavericks

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, Houston Rockets

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 (where he became champion in 1994-95), Phoenix Suns

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, Milwaukee Bucks

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, Atlanta Hawks

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, Charlotte Hornets

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, San Antonio Spurs

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, Golden State Warriors

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, and Sacramento Kings

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. He retired with 4,125 career points.

In addition to the NBA teams, Brown had stints in the Continental Basketball Association

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 and Italy's Panna Firenze. He played three games for Panna Firenze in 1992. The CBA saw Brown play for the Grand Rapids Hoops

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 in 1993 and Yakima Sun Kings in 1994 and 1995. He became the second player to earn both an NBA ring and CBA ring in the same season.

Brown served as head coach of the World Basketball Association

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's Raleigh Knights during the summer of 2004, then served two seasons as an assistant coach for the Roanoke Dazzle

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 of the NBA Development League

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. In 2006, Brown was named an assistant coach for the NBDL's Los Angeles D-Fenders

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, and has since been promoted to head coach.

Transactions

• June 27, 1989 - Drafted with the second round, 43rd overall pick by the Cleveland Cavaliers.
• December 2, 1991 - Waived by the Cavaliers.
• December 5, 1991 - Signed by the Los Angeles Lakers.
• September 29, 1992 - Rights renounced by the Lakers.
• October 7, 1992 - Signed by the New Jersey Nets.
• November 12, 1993 - Signed as a free agent by the Dallas Mavericks.
• November 23, 1993 - Waived by the Mavericks.
• October 4, 1994 - Signed by the Miami Heat.
• November 1, 1994 - Waived by the Heat (has not played in the NBA for them).
• February 1, 1995 - Signed by the Houston Rockets to a 10-day contract (re-signed on February 12 and February 24 for the rest of the season).
• October 3, 1995 - Re-signed by the Rockets.
• August 19, 1996 - Traded by the Rockets with Robert Horry
  Robert Horry
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  , Sam Cassell
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   and Mark Bryant
  Mark Bryant
  Mark Craig Bryant is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 1st round of the 1988 NBA Draft. Bryant played for 10 NBA teams during his career, averaging 5.4 ppg and appeared in the 1990 and 1992 NBA Finals as a member of the Blazers...
  
   to the Phoenix Suns for Charles Barkley
  Charles Barkley
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   and a 1999 second round draft pick.
• December 4, 1996 - Traded by the Suns to the Milwaukee Bucks for Darrin Hancock
  Darrin Hancock
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   and a conditional second round draft pick.
• October 2, 1997 - Signed as a free agent by the Atlanta Hawks.
• January 21, 1999 - Signed as a free agent by the Charlotte Hornets.
• October 1, 1999 - Signed as a free agent by the San Antonio Spurs.
• February 4, 2000 - Waived by the Spurs.
• February 8, 2000 - Signed by the Hornets to a 10-day contract.
• January 13, 2001 - Signed by the Golden State Warriors to a 10-day contract (re-signed on January 23, waived on January 26).
• January 29, 2001 - Signed by the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 10-day contract (re-signed on February 12 and February 22 for the rest of the season).
• February 26, 2002 - Signed by the Sacramento Kings to a 10-day contract (re-signed on March 8 and March 18 for the rest of the season).

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