LOOKING to make his way back into the NBA, Moses Brown put together a strong campaign for the Westchester Knicks in the G League, cementing himself as one of the competition’s premier big men and putting himself back on the radar.

After going undrafted in 2019, he joined the Portland Trail Blazers on a two-way contract, and impressed enough to secure a contract on a young Oklahoma City Thunder team, where he truly showed his talents as an NBA player.

Since then, Brown is one of the more travelled players in the competition, having enjoyed stints on the Trail Blazers, Thunder, Dallas Mavericks, Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Clippers, Indiana Pacers and Brooklyn Nets over the span of six years.

However, he returned to the G League to rejoin the Westchester Knicks for a third tenure, having played there in 2023 for a single game as well as another short stint in 2024 on the team, with this time with the team interrupted by 10-day contracts in the NBA.

Brown’s ability to produce on the offensive end has always been evident, and was even on display during his four-game stint with the Dallas Mavericks in February, where he averaged 11.8 points and 7.8 rebounds on 72 per cent shooting from the field in just 18 minutes of court time.

The 25-year-old certainly benefited from his first full season in the G League since the 2019/20 fixture, able to find consistency at the level and put together his best campaign to date, stuffing the stat sheet and leading the Knicks with his physical play.

Brown was named to the All-NBA G League Second Team for his efforts, and would have been a shoe-in for the First Team if not for the efforts of Salt Lake City Stars center Oscar Tsheibwe, who claimed that spot.

As a complete season, it was the big man’s most aggressive campaign, averaging career-high numbers in field goals attempted per game at 12.6, becoming a focal point of the Knicks’ offence and leading the team to the second seed in the Western Conference.

The Knicks did lose to the Maine Celtics in the conference semifinals and were eliminated as a result, but Brown can certainly hold his head high, doing as much as he could to get Westchester over the line. He recorded his eighth 20-20 game of the season, posting 27 points, 26 rebounds and four blocks in a herculean performance.

On the season, Brown averaged 18.3 points, 16.7 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game on 62 per cent shooting from the field, consistently finding success scoring the ball inside and getting first hands on the ball more often than not.

He has shown he is worthy of an NBA spot, and at 25 years of age, Brown still has plenty of development ahead. There is still some concern over his defence, but if he can continue to work on that side of his game, a contract at the top level is surely right around the corner.