1. Brandon Leray Rush was born on July 7,1985 and is an American former professional basketball player.
27 Facts About Brandon Rush
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Brandon Rush was drafted in the first round of the 2008 NBA draft by the Portland Trail Blazers, before being traded to the Indiana Pacers on draft day, after playing for Kansas for three seasons, including the 2008 championship season.
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Brandon Rush was selected as a Wooden Award All-American in both 2007 and 2008 as a Jayhawk.
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Brandon Rush played high school basketball at Westport High School in Missouri and Mt.
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Brandon Rush was the starting small forward in every game that season.
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Brandon Rush led the Jayhawks in scoring, rebounding and three-point shooting percentage.
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Brandon Rush was instrumental in the team's Big 12 Conference championship run, and was elected the conference Freshman of the Year.
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Brandon Rush was the first freshman ever to be named to the First Team All-Big 12, before Kevin Durant did it the following season for the Texas Longhorns.
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Brandon Rush was selected as the preseason Co-Player of the Year in the Big 12, along with fellow Jayhawk Julian Wright.
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Brandon Rush returned to Kansas in May 2007, after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee in a pickup game.
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Brandon Rush had planned to enter the 2007 NBA draft had he not been injured, but returned to play for Kansas.
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On October 27,2010, it was reported that Brandon Rush had, in fact, suffered the ACL injury during an illegal workout conducted by Rodney Heard, director of East Coast scouting for the New York Knicks; Isiah Thomas, then-president of the Knicks, is said to have known of the secret workouts.
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Brandon Rush verified the allegation, and severe sanctions were expected to be levied against the Knicks organization.
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Brandon Rush was named Most Valuable Player in the national semifinal game against North Carolina, with 25 points and 7 rebounds.
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Brandon Rush was rated number one small forward in all of college basketball by Rivals.
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Brandon Rush was selected 13th overall by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2008 NBA draft.
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Brandon Rush was then traded to the Indiana Pacers, along with Jarrett Jack and Josh McRoberts, for Jerryd Bayless and Ike Diogu.
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On December 19,2011, Brandon Rush was traded to the Golden State Warriors in exchange for Louis Amundson.
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On July 10,2013, Brandon Rush was traded, along with Richard Jefferson and Andris Biedrins and several draft picks, to the Utah Jazz in a three-team trade that brought Andre Iguodala and Kevin Murphy to the Warriors.
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On July 22,2014, Brandon Rush signed a two-year deal with the Golden State Warriors, returning to the franchise for a second stint.
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Brandon Rush won his first NBA championship with the Warriors after they defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2015 NBA Finals in six games.
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Brandon Rush subsequently scored 16 points, his highest scoring total since scoring 19 points on April 22,2012.
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Brandon Rush played limited minutes during the Warriors playoff run to the NBA Finals.
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On July 8,2016, Brandon Rush signed with the Minnesota Timberwolves.
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On September 19,2017, Brandon Rush signed with the Milwaukee Bucks.
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Brandon Rush left Portland after the 10-day contract expired, without even playing a game for the team.
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Brandon Rush is the brother of former professional basketball players JaRon and Kareem Rush.