He was once affectionately known as the "Rocket Company Commander" by Chinese fans, he once blasted 51 points in a single game, and he won championships in both the NCAA and the NBA. Corey Brewer is the winner of the basketball court. On November 15, Beijing time, according to NBA reporter Mark Bowman, Brewer will join the Pelicans coaching team as a player development coach. The former MOP, who has played in the NBA for 13 years, will officially end his playing career and instead promote the progress of young people such as Zion, Ball Brother and Ingram.
Brewer has no regrets about retiring, and his playing career has gained a lot. Born at the University of Florida, a major NCAA school, Brewer helped the team win titles twice in 2006 and 2007, and won the MOP in 2007.
Brewer entered the NBA as the No. 7 pick in 2007 and played for eight teams in his career for the Timberwolves, Lone Rangers, Nuggets, Rockets, Lakers, Thunder, 76ers and Kings. In 2011, Brewer won the championship with the Lone Ranger.
On April 12, 2014, the Timberwolves played 45 minutes at home against the Rockets, and Corey Brewer scored a career-high 51 points on 19-of-30 shooting, as well as six career-record steals to lead the Timberwolves to a 112-110 victory. Scoring 51 points in a single game was another glorious moment in Brewer's basketball career.
From 2014 to 2017, Corey Brewer played for the Rockets, where he worked the court and won the favor of many fans because he looked like the cavalry company commander in Bright Sword, Brewer was called the rocket company commander by Chinese fans. In the 2014-15 season, Brewer made a great contribution to the Rockets' western conference finals. He performed well, signing a three-year contract extension with the Rockets in 2015 for $24 million.
However, in the middle of the 2017 season, the Rockets exchanged From the Lakers with a first-round pick with Brewer and a first-round pick to return Louis Williams. After leaving the Rockets, Brewer began to change teams frequently. In June, Brewer signed with the Kings until the end of the season, his last contract in the NBA.
Brewer earned a career in total about $53 million. At 34, it was time to say goodbye. He will now be the Pelicans player development coach. Brewer's task is not light, because the Pelicans have a large number of talented young players - Zion, Ingram, Ball Brother and others. If Brewer can help Zion cash in on his talent, he will do a great job.