Brandon Rush, a strong wing defender
3:32pm, 5 June 2025Basketball
Everyone should still remember Brandon Rush, a strong wing defender, Brandon Rush, 6-foot-6 (198cm), plays as a shooting guard (SG), and sometimes also plays a guest appearance as a small forward (SF). He was born in Kansas City, western Missouri, USA in July 1985. He is the third of Rush's three brothers (the two brothers are former UCLA star Jaylen Rush and former NBA player Kareem Rush mentioned above), produced by the University of Kansas, and was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers with the 18th pick in the first round of the 2008 NBA Draft, and was immediately traded to the Indiana Pacers.
appeared in the NBA for nine seasons. Brandon Rush played for four teams, namely Pacers (2008-2011), Warriors (2011-2013, 2014-2016), Jazz (2013-2014), and Timberwolves (2016-2017). In the 2014-2015 season, he won the NBA championship with the Golden State Warriors. He played 481 games in his regular season, including 163 starters, averaging 22.0 minutes per game, scoring 6.8 points, 2.9 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 0.5 steals and 0.5 blocks, and played 22 games in the playoffs, without starting opportunities, 7.9 minutes per game, scoring 1.9 points, 1.5 rebounds, 0.3 assists, 0.1 steals and 0.1 blocks.
Brendan Rush has a strong offensive awareness, fast speed and explosive power, outstanding fast attack ability, outstanding three-point shooting ability, more than 40% of his career shooting, very efficient fixed-point jump shots, smooth jump shots, fast shooting speed, strong running ability, and strong team awareness. He has a strong figure, a wingspan of 2.11 meters, a positive defensive attitude, and excellent defensive ability, but his ball control ability needs to be improved, his dribbling skills are poor, and his middle distance ability is poor, especially his emotional management and competitive awareness, and he is often affected by emotions during the game.
Local time in the United States, on March 28, 2009, in the game where the Indiana Pacers lost to the Chicago Bulls 106:112 away, Brandon Rush started for 39 minutes, made 13 of 19 shots (2 of 4 three-pointers), and made 1 free throw, scoring the highest single-game 29 points in NBA career, plus 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 block. On March 29, in the Indiana Pacers' 124:115 home victory over the Washington Wizards, Brandon Rush started for 33 minutes, making 13 of 25 shots (3 of 7 three-pointers), scoring 29 points that tied the NBA career single-game record, plus 10 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block. On April 12, 2010, local time, in the Indiana Pacers' loss to the Orlando Magic 98:118 at home, Brandon Rush started for 35 minutes, scoring 4 points, 12 rebounds and 1 steal, of which 12 rebounds set a single-game rebound record in Brandon Rush's NBA career.
2017-2018 season is Brandon Rush's tenth season in the NBA. He signed multiple teams with training camp contracts and 10 short contracts, but neither got a chance to play. After the season, Brandon Rush chose to retire and joined the American Retired Players League BIG3, but Brandon Rush, who was unwilling to bid farewell to the professional arena, made a comeback again, joined the Greek League, and competed for two seasons. In 2022, he retired again and joined the BIG3 League, and there has been no news about him since then.
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