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Veteran frontliner Brand retires after 16 seasons

Yahoo Sports | August 11, 2015

Related Topics: Elton Brand, New York Knicks, Agence France-Presse, NBA All-Star Game, Chicago Bulls

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Elton Brand #7 of the Atlanta Hawks warms up prior to Game Four of the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2015 NBA Playoffs against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Quicken Loans Arena on May 26, 2015 in Cleveland, Ohio (AFP Photo/Jason Miller)

New York (AFP) - Elton Brand, the top pick of the 1999 NBA Draft, announced his retirement Tuesday after 16 seasons, which included two All-Star nods.

The 36-year-old center and power forward was taken first by the Chicago Bulls and earned NBA Rookie of the Year honors for the squad, but was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers after two seasons in the league.

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