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After starring at the University of Washington, playing in the NBA and venturing overseas for the final segment of his career as a player, Jon Brockman has returned to the place where his basketball journey began. The former Snohomish High School standout, one of the most successful athletes in county history, is serving as a volunteer coach for the Panthers boys’ basketball program this season.
B/R: Will Seattle ever get another franchise? If so, should the team be called the Sonics? NR: I hope it has a franchise again. It should be called the Sonics, for sure. Nothing should change. Keep the same colors—just swag the jerseys out. S--t, the main reason Seattle should have a team is because of the ballers it produced. Kevin Durant right now would tell you [that] if he had the chance to go to the Sonics or stay in OKC, he for sure would be in Seattle, and he wouldn't want to leave ever. Myself, Isaiah Thomas—he has f--king offense—Jamal Crawford, we could build a Seattle team that would compete in the NBA, for sure. Brandon Roy, Marvin Williams, give us Zach LaVine, Avery Bradley, Aaron Brooks, Spencer Hawes, Jon Brockman, Rodney Stuckey...we're taking all Seattle guys.
Machado made the Rockets opening night roster when the Rockets waived veteran guard Shaun Livingston on Monday. Rockets coach Kevin McHale had given Livingston extensive praise and playing time last week, but the Rockets opted to go with Machado and Toney Douglas as backup point guards. With the release of Livingston along with the players the Rockets had determined to let go on Sunday — Lazar Hayward, Gary Forbes, Jon Brockman and JaJuan Johnson – the Rockets moved $7.5 million under the luxury tax. All five had guaranteed deals, though just $1 million of the $3.5 million remaining on Livingston’s contract was guaranteed. After the roster moves, the Rockets will be an average of just 23.6-years-old on opening night, with just 1.93 seasons of NBA experience.
Jonathan Feigen: The Rockets trimmed roster to 15 by waiving Shaun Livingston, in addition to yesterday's decisions -- Hayward, Forbes, Brockman and Johnson. Rockets waived five guaranteed contracts today.
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Jonathan Feigen: Rockets expected to officially waive Gary Forbes, Jon Brockman and JaJuan Johnson on Monday, source said. Still must make 2 more cuts.
Jason Friedman: Rockets announce Jon Brockman suffered right eye injury Monday during training session. Was evaluated and hospitalized but will not require surgery and was released from hospital today. Will continue to be monitored and no timetable for return to bball activities at this time.
Even as they acquired the 12th pick in the first round of Thursday's NBA Draft from Milwaukee in a deal that sent center Samuel Dalembert to the Bucks along with the 14th overall pick and guard Shaun Livingston and forwards Jon Leuer and Jon Brockman, the Houston Rockets were still trying to move even higher, into the top 10. But their offer of guard Kyle Lowry along with the 16th pick overall to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for the fifth pick overall and forward Chuck Hayes was rejected Wednesday by Sacramento, according to league sources.
The Bucks needed the salaries of Leuer, Jon Brockman and Shaun Livingston to be within a certain range of the $6.7 million owed to Dalembert in the final year of his contract. Livingston was to make $3.5 million next season on a team option, Brockman was to make $1 million and Leuer $762,000. "I'm always concerned about moving quality people," Hammond said. "When I talked to him (Leuer) on the phone I was apologetic. It really did hurt to make that call"
Chad Ford: Rockets plan on keeping Livingston, Leuer & Brockman despite fact they could save $4.7 million if they waived Livingston & Leuer
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Jon Brockman is employed by the Milwaukee Bucks to play power forward by day. By night, he is a model in the loosest sense of the word. Brockman played four years for Washington prior to making the NBA jump and recently decided to pay homage to his alma mater by posing in a "SWAG Suit." According to the SWAG website: SWAG is short for Sweet Washington Athletic Gear. Here at SWAG we specialize in one thing and one thing only...Straight up FANDIMONIUM!
Jon Brockman had kind of a rough third year in the NBA, you guys. The 24-year-old forward appeared in only 35 games for a Milwaukee Bucks team that missed the playoffs, averaging just under seven minutes a contest and taking a definitive step backward in his NBA career. After a season like that, sometimes you just need to push life's pause button, take a step back and give yourself some time to relax. Preferably by slipping into a wearable blanket with sleeves and legs, a.k.a. a Snuggie with legs, a.k.a. a Forever Lazy/Uni-Lazy/adult onesie, a.k.a., apparently, the Swagga Suit. In case you're wondering what the hell all of this is about — and if you're not, mayhaps you should be — "Swagga Suits" are "unique [...] onepiece jumpsuits" designed specifically for the tastes, measurements and comfort preferences of folks who support the University of Washington, where Brockman starred for four years before becoming a second-round draft pick of the Sacramento Kings in 2009, a group that includes UW students, faculty, alumni, fans and "Community" star Joel McHale.
Milwaukee Bucks power forward Jon Brockman has signed a one-year personal endorsement deal with Seattle-based Intrepid Sportswear. The 24-year-old NBA star will appear in an online and print marketing campaign wearing the brand’s top sports apparel. He becomes Intrepid’s first ever official athlete endorser. “I’m excited about this opportunity with Intrepid Sportswear because it combines two of the things I am most passionate about: my hometown and basketball,” said Brockman. “I appreciate being able to support young and promising companies like Intrepid and look forward to great things in 2012.”
Compared to what he knew at Snohomish and then at Washington, the NBA "is a different world, that's for sure," he said. "This is not just basketball, it's a business." That much is evident as Brockman tracks the continuing labor negotiations. It is a little like watching the stock market — good days followed by disappointing days — and every so often the league cancels more games. On Friday, commissioner David Stern scrubbed the NBA schedule through Nov. 30 — the league usually opens its season at the beginning of November — and said there would be a reduction in games from the regular 82-game season for the second time in 14 years.
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