Elton Tyron Brand is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association . He was the 1st overall pick in the 1999 NBA Draft, selected by the Chicago Bulls. At the age of thirteen, Brand enrolled in 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 while demonstrating a humble calm and an articulate intelligence. The former Governor of New York, fellow Peekskill native George Pataki, was once asked about being the town's favorite son, and he answered that Peekskill's favorite son was not the Governor but Elton Brand.
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| Birthdate: | March 11, 1979 |
| Birthplace: | Cortlandt Manor, New York |
| Age: | 33 |
| Height: | 6' 9" |
| Weight: | 253.5 lbs. |
| All Positions Played: | Power forward |
| Education: | Duke University |
| Also known as: | Elton Tyron Brand |