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Garrison Brooks signs deal overseas

Former UNC basketball standout Garrison Brooks is signing a new deal to continue his professional carer.

Former North Carolina Tar Heels forward, Garrison Brooks, has inked another professional contract in the basketball world.

Brooks spent four years with the Tar Heels before transferring to Mississippi State for the final year of his collegiate career. While at North Carolina, Brooks saw the 2019-2020 season as his best performance averaging 16.8 points and 8.5 rebounds per game.

After college, Brooks made his way to the NBA G-League roster with the Westchester Knicks during the 2022-2023 season. During that season, he was averaging double-digit points and rebounds in 37 total games. After that stint in New York, he made his way to Korea signing a deal with the Wonju DB Promy of the Korean Basketball League.

He was there for just one appearance before making his way to his current home in Lithuania signing a deal in 2023 with the Wolves Twinsbet Vilnius.

In the 2023-24 EuroCup season with the Wolves, Brooks averaged 7.6 points and 4.3 rebounds per game while shooting 70.7% from the field. Earlier this year, Brooks’ G-League rights were transferred from the Knicks to the Suns organization after the Valley Suns drafted him in their expansion draft if he were to decide to return to the NBA G-League. Brooks was also able to spend the 2024 NBA Summer League with the Chicago Bulls.

However, Brooks has doubled down and despite that news, he has re-signed with the Wolves for the 2024-2025 season upcoming. Hopefully, for the Lithuanian organization, he can get back to the player he was with Westchester averaging 13.6 points and 11.6 rebounds per game.

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Will Summer League be a path back into the NBA for this former UNC basketball standout?

A former UNC basketball player is getting a chance to make an NBA roster with the Summer League.

Plenty of former North Carolina Tar Heel basketball stars haven’t enjoyed that same success in the professional ranks, particularly when trying to join an NBA roster.

Garrison Brooks is the perfect example of this. Despite improving his game each succeeding year at UNC (2017-2021), highlighted by a career-best 16.8 points and 8.5 rebounds per game during the COVID-shortend 2019-2020 season, he has yet to make an NBA roster.

Brooks went undrafted in the 2022 NBA draft, later joining the Westchester Knicks (New York Knicks’ G-League Affiliate) for the season. Despite averaging 13.7 points and 11.1 rebounds per game during the 2022-2023 campaign, he was never called up to the Big Apple.

Brooks attempted to break into the NBA last summer, playing Summer League ball for the New Orleans Pelicans, but ended up signing with the BC Wolves in Lithuania instead.

This summer could present Brooks his best opportunity to make an NBA roster, though, as he was named to the Chicago Bulls’ Summer League team.

If Brooks ended up making Chicago’s regular-season roster, he’d team up with former North Carolina and currently-budding NBA star Coby White.

Brooks made a name for himself in college, mainly due to his thunderous dunks and solid rebounding ability. He helped UNC to three NCAA Tournaments appearances, with UNC’s deepest during Brooks’ time in Chapel Hill (2018) a date in the Sweet 16.

When the NBA season kicks off in October, will Brooks find himself on a final roster?

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Garrison Brooks signs deal overseas

Former UNC Basketball forward Garrison Brooks has signed a new deal overseas.

Former North Carolina Tar Heels standout Garrison Brooks is continuing his professional career overseas. After a stint in the NBA Summer League in July, Brooks has made the decision to sign in South Korea.

Wonju DB Promy announced on Wednesday night that they have agreed to a deal with Brooks. The forward is set to play for his new team in the Korean Basketball League starting this year.

After four seasons at North Carolina, Brooks transferred to Mississippi State for his final year. He then spent a year with the Westchester Knicks of the NBA’s G-League, playing 22 games.

Brooks will look to help get DB Promy back to the playoffs after they missed out last season.

Despite not getting his chance in the NBA, Brooks is now looking to find his way overseas. The hope is that he can find success there and continue to get better.

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Garrison Brooks to play for New Orleans Pelicans in NBA Summer League

Former UNC basketball forward Garrison Brooks has joined the New Orleans Pelicans for the NBA Summer League.

Former North Carolina forward Garrison Brooks will appear in the NBA Summer League, looking for the chance to score a spot on a roster for the upcoming season.

Brooks was named to the New Orleans Pelicans roster for the annual Summer League which begins this week. He is one of 11 players to be named to the roster under assistant coach Casey Hill.

After spending four years at North Carolina, Brooks opted to transfer out and go back home. He joined Mississippi State for his final season and then signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the New York Knicks.

From there, Brooks spent the entire year with the Knicks’ G-League affiliate, the Westchester Knicks averaging 13.7 points and 11.1 rebounds while shooting 57.1 percent from the floor. He appeared in 22 games for the team last season.

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Former UNC standout Garrison Brooks signs with Knicks

Former UNC basketball standout Garrison Brooks has signed a deal with the New York Knicks ahead of 2022-23 season.

Former UNC basketball standout [autotag]Garrison Brooks[/autotag] will have his shot to crack an NBA roster for this season, and he will do that in the Big Apple.

Brooks signed a deal with the New York Knicks on Friday afternoon, the team announced. Details of the deal were not disclosed.

The 6-foot-9, 230-pound Brooks spent the Summer League with the Knicks in Las Vegas and apparently did enough to earn a deal with the franchise ahead of the 2022-23 season. He went undrafted but was picked up after by the Knicks for that Summer session and having the familiarity helped him land a spot as well.

Brooks spent four seasons at North Carolina before playing his final year at Mississippi State.  In his time with UNC, Brooks averaged 9.6 points, six rebounds, and 1.3 assists in 133 games, making 108 starts.

With the Bulldogs, Brooks averaged 10.4 points and 6.6 rebounds while starting all 34 games.

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Former UNC forward Garrison Brooks signs Exhibit 10 contract with Knicks

Former UNC basketball forward Garrison Brooks signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the New York Knicks as an undrafted free agent.

It was NBA Draft night on Thursday and despite no Tar Heels hearing their names called on draft night, one former UNC basketball player has signed a deal as a free agent.

Former Tar Heels forward [autotag]Garrison Brooks[/autotag] signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the New York Knicks, reported on Friday.

This will give Brooks a minimum-level salary and the chance to make the official roster. He will be expected to play with the Knicks during the summer league.

Brooks played four seasons with UNC and averaged 9.6 points per game over 133 career games. His best season was 2019-20 when he was an All-ACC selection after averaging 16.8 points per game and 8.5 rebounds per game. He also shot 53.5 percent from the floor.

After graduating from UNC, he transferred to Mississippi State, where his father is an assistant coach, to play his final season. He averaged 10.4 points per game and 6.6 rebounds in 34 appearances.

The Knicks will begin their summer league action July 8 and wrap up pool play on July 14.

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Alabama senior Keon Ellis among prospects to work out for Hawks

Ellis, who was named to the SEC All-Defensive team, averaged 12.1 points, 6.1 rebounds, 1.9 steals and 1.8 assists.

Alabama senior Keon Ellis and junior Jaden Shackelford are among the prospects that will participate in a private workout with the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday, according to Chris Kirschner of The Athletic.

Ellis, who was named to the SEC All-Defensive team, averaged 12.1 points, 6.1 rebounds, 1.9 steals and 1.8 assists in 33 games. He led the Crimson Tide in rebounding, steals, free-throw percentage (88.1) and 3-point percentage (36.6) this season.

Shackelford placed on the All-SEC second team after posting 16.6 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 33 games. He became the 53rd player in program history to reach 1,000 career points (1,475) and led the team in scoring.

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Atlanta enters the pre-draft process with the 16th and 44th picks, respectively. They also hosted workouts on Monday and appear to be ramping up their draft preparation with the combine set to take place May 16-22.

In addition to Ellis and Shackelford, the Hawks will also work out Virginia Tech forward Keve Aluma, Mississippi State forward Garrison Brooks, Oakland forward Jamal Cain and Auburn guard Allen Flanigan on Wednesday.

The NBA draft will take place on June 23.

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Chris Kirschner: Hawks draft workouts …

Chris Kirschner: Hawks draft workouts for tomorrow: Keve Aluma (Va. Tech) – F – 6-9, 235 Garrison Brooks (Miss St. ) – F – 6-9, 230 Jamal Cain (Oakland) – F – 6-7, 191 Keon Ellis (Alabama) – G – 6-6, 175 Allen Flanigan (Auburn) – G – 6-6, 215 Jaden Shackelford (Alabama) – G – 6-3, 200