We’re not even ¼ of the way through the NBA season and Shannon Brown has already put together enough backboard shakers to have seismologists tracking his whereabouts.
Brown is doing more than moving needles at Cal Tech. He’s also moving a lot of butts out of seats in NBA arenas.
Before we commence the show, let’s first give some props to Mitch Kupchak. I’ll be the first to admit that when GM Mitch traded Caron Butler for Kwame Brown, then inked Valdimir Radmanovic for $30-mil, I was nervous that Kupchak was sharing more than just Staples Center with Elgin Baylor. Low and behold, the man worked his magic and turned Kwame into Pau then moved Vlad Rad for Adam Morrison while negotiating Shannon as a throw in.
KB24 isn’t the only show stopper in purple and gold. Just to prove it, here are Shannon’s top 5 dunks of this young season.