Brendan Haywood life and biography

Brendan Haywood is an American professional basketball player. The 7' 0", 263-lb. center currently plays for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association.

Career history:

2001–2010 Washington Wizards
2010–present Dallas Mavericks

CAREER:

Draft rights traded by Cleveland to Orlando for Michael Doleac (6/27/01)...Draft rights traded by Orlando to Washington for Laron Profit and a first-round draft pick (8/1/01)…Signed a contract extension with Washington (11/1/04).

Is the longest-tenured Wizards player…Had his best season as a professional in 2007-08 with career-high averages with 10.6 points, 7.2 rebounds and 3.4 offensive rebounds in 27.9 minutes per game, with a .735 free throw percentage…Has registered two career games with seven blocked shots, one of which tied a Verizon Center record for blocks in a game (vs. ATL, 12/19/01)…Named NBA Rookie of the Month in December 2001.

2009-10:
Averaged 9.1 points, 9.3 rebounds, 2.1 blocks and 30.6 minutes while shooting 56.2% (276-491 FGs) from the field and 62.0% (152-245 FTs) from the line…in 49 games (48 starts) with WAS, averaged 9.8 points, 10.3 rebounds, 2.1 blocks and 32.9 minutes…in 28 games (19 starts) with DAL, averaged 8.1 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.0 blocks in 26.5 minutes…among NBA leaders, ranked in rebounds per game (13th) and blocks per game (4th)…19 double-doubles (5 with DAL), 2 games with 20+ rebounds (1 with DAL), 15 games with 4+ blocks (5 with DAL)…9 points, 19 rebounds (11 DR), 4 blocks and 35 minutes at IND (11/6/09)…16 points (8-12 FGs), 17 rebounds (7 OR), 2 assists and 36 minutes at OKC (11/20/09)…18 points (6-6 FGs, 6-6 FTs), 15 rebounds (11 DR), 1 block and 34 minutes vs. ORL (1/8/10)…16 points (7-11 FGs, 2-6 FTs), 20 rebounds (11 DR), 2 blocks and 48 minutes at CHI (1/15/10)…13 points (6-11 FGs, 1-2 FTs), 18 rebounds (8 OR), 2 blocks and 37 minutes vs. DAL (1/20/10)…made Mavericks debut at OKC (2/16/10) and recorded 7 points, 6 rebounds and 1 block in 15 minutes off the bench…in 1st start, recorded 10 points (5-7 FGs), 9 rebounds (5 OR), 2 assists and 5 blocks in 34 minutes vs. PHO (2/17/10)…14th double-double (1st in DAL) with 11 points (5-10 FGs, 1-2 FTs), 11 rebounds (5 OR), 4 assists and 1 block in 39 minutes vs. MIA (2/20/10)…13 points (3-6 FGs, 7-12 FTs), career-high-tying 20 rebounds (career-high 18 DR), 3 blocks, 33 minutes vs. IND (2/22/10)…11 points (4-6 FGs, 3-4 FTs), 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 5 blocks, 39 minutes vs. LAL (2/24/10)…16th doublePG double with 11 points (5-6 FGs, 1-2 FTs), 11 rebounds (5 OR), 4 assists, 1 steal, 3 blocks, 43 minutes at ATL (2/26/10)…12 points (4-6 FGs, 4-5 FTs), 9 rebounds, 2 steals, 2 blocks, 33 minutes vs. NO (2/28/10)…DND (lower back tightness) at CHI (3/6/10)…18th double-double with 11 points (4-6 FGs, 3-5 FTs), 10 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 blocks vs. NJ (3/10/10)…19th double-double with 12 points (4-5 FGs, 4-5 FTs), 10 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 4 blocks, 30 minutes vs. LAC (3/23/10)…11 points (4-5 FGs, 3-4 FTs), 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 24 minutes vs. MEM (4/7/10)…8 points, 15 rebounds (10 DR), 1 assist, 5 blocks and 28 minutes vs. SA (4/14/10)…with DAL, missed 2 games due to lower back tightness (at CHI 3/6, at MIN 3/8/10).

PLAYOFFS:
Has averaged 9.4 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.6 blocks in 26.5 minutes per game in 25 career playoff games (22 starts)…Averaged a career playoff-high 12.0 points along with 6.7 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game in six games during the 2008 NBA Playoffs…In 10 games started during the 2005 NBA Playoffs, improved on his regular season averages in almost every major statistical category, including points per game (10.6), rebounds per game (7.6), assists per game (1.0), blocks per game (2.0), steals per game (1.4), minutes per game (27.4) and free throw percentage (.636)…Averaged 13.0 points and 8.8 rebounds per contest in four games vs. MIA in the second round of the 2005 Eastern Conference Playoffs.

PERSONAL:

Hosted a three-hour sports radio talk show on the Wizards flagship station, 106.7 The Fan (8/7/09)…served as color commentator for Comcast SportsNet on select Washington Mystics WNBA games in the summer of 2008, as well as in 2003, 2004 and 2005…hosts an annual free one-day basketball camp for Greensboro, N.C., youth at his alma mater, Dudley HS…has provided single mothers with gift cards to local grocery stores… donated over $25,000 to provide 40 computers to the Guilford Preparatory Academy in Greensboro, N.C.…as a champion of educational endeavors, joined the Community Foundation of Greensboro to sponsor a book fair for Peck Elementary School…visited wounded persons at Andrews Air Force Base…hosted Haywood’s All-Star Teachers and rewarded 10 winning teachers from the Washington, DC, area with $1,000… majored in communications at UNC.

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