NBA Free Agency: Elton Brand Is Back In The NBA; Brand Will Be Joining The Sixers For A 1-Year Deal

Elton Brand is back in the NBA and was signed for a 1-year deal. Elton Brand will be playing with the Philadephia 76ers for his 17th NBA season.

According to ESPN, the 37-year old veteran Elton Brand was signed by the Philadelphia 76ers for a 1-year guaranteed contract. Brand will be joining the Sixers' young players to help them climb to the NBA Playoffs.

Last NBA season, Elton Brand played just 17 games with a very limited playing time. Averaging with just 4.1 points per game, Elton Brand is just playing not more than 21 minutes per contest. As per philly.com, Brand is an off-court contributor for the Sixers, being a mentor to Jahlil Okafor and Nerlens Noel is a very big help.

Free agent Elton Brand has signed a one-year deal with the Philadelphia 76ers, league source tells @TheVertical.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojVerticalNBA) September 7, 2016

Elton Brand was drafted 1st Overall Pick by the Chicago Bulls in the 1999 NBA Draft. Brand became the first scoring option of the Bulls since he was drafted, wherein he finished his rookie season with a huge double-double figures of 20.1 points and 10 rebounds per game.

After 2 years with the Bulls, Brand was traded to L.A. Clippers where he played seven straight years carrying the Clippers to the NBA Playoffs. Brand was selected in 2000 NBA All-Star and was named as the 2nd player from the Clippers to play in an All-Star game.

Brand is a premiere inside scorer, a low-post offensive tank and a good in-paint defender. Elton Brand was even a strong candidate for 2006 NBA MVP which was awarded to Steve Nash.

During his season with the Sixers Elton Brand once announced his retirement last year of August 11th, but later convinced by his former coach in Duke, Mike Krzyzewski to return to the NBA and play again. After a month, coming from his pre-retirement, Elton Brand was named as the 51st player in the NBA to reach 9,000 rebound milestone.