Kwame Brown, Michael Jordan reunited
The draft decision helped define both men in harsh terms: Michael Jordan was a failed executive, Kwame Brown a bust as a player.
Nine years after Jordan took Brown with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft, they are reuniting in hopes of shedding both labels.
The Jordan-owned Charlotte Bobcats on Monday came to terms with Brown on a one-year deal for the veteran minimum of $1.3 million. Agent Mark Bartelstein said Brown will sign today.
"A really interesting story," Bartelstein said. "Instead of running away from the shadow of Michael Jordan, he kind of embraced it."
While the Bobcats need help in the middle after trading Tyson Chandler to Dallas last month, Brown seemingly would be the last center on Jordan's mind as he begins his first full season as majority owner.
Jordan was running the Washington Wizards in 2001 when he took the 6-foot-11 Brown out of high school with the first pick. The Georgia teenager wasn't ready for the NBA, and Jordan was labeled as another superstar player unfit to run a team.
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