Elton Tyron Brand (born March 11, 1979) is an American former professional basketball player and the general manager of the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After playing college basketball for Duke, he was selected with the first overall pick in the 1999 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls, and later played for the Philadelphia 76ers, the Los Angeles Clippers, Dallas Mavericks and Atlanta Hawks. He was a two-time NBA All Star and an All-NBA Second Team selection in 2006. High school career Brand attended Peekskill High School, where he was immediately added to the varsity basketball roster. He averaged 40 points and 20 rebounds per game, played AAU basketball with future NBA players Lamar Odom and Ron Artest, and by his senior year he was consistently ranked among the top high school basketball players in the country and was selected as New York State Mr. Basketball. At the same time, he became something of a cult hero in Peekskill, helping his team win two state championships. Recruited heavily after his successful high school career, Brand decided to enroll at Duke University alongside a cluster of other high school stars, including Shane Battier. College career As a sophomore, Brand was the dominant inside presence for a Duke team that is widely regarded as one of the most talented teams in recent NCAA history. After leading the Blue Devils to the championship game of the Final Four—where they were upset by the Connecticut Huskies—Brand was named the consensus National Player of the Year. He subsequently decided to leave Duke after his sophomore season and declared for the 1999 NBA draft. Brand, sophomore William Avery, and freshman Corey Maggette, were the first three players under Mike Krzyzewski to leave early for the draft and not play the full four years at Duke. College statistics |- | align="left" | 1997–98 | align="left" | Duke | 21 || 18 || 23.5 || .592 || .000 || .604 || 7.3 || 0.5 || 1.5 || 1.3 || 13.4 |- | align="left" | 1998–99 | align="left" | Duke | 39 || 37 || 29.3 || .620 || .000 || .707 || 9.8 || 1.1 || 1.3 || 2.2 || 17.7 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 60 || 55 || 27.3 || .612 || .000 || .672 || 8.9 || 0.9 || 1.4 || 1.9 || 16.2 |} Professional career Chicago Bulls (1999–2001)