# Lexie Brown

Alexis Kiah "Lexie" Brown (born October 27, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She previously played for the Chicago Sky, Minnesota Lynx, Connecticut Sun, and Los Angeles Sparks in the WNBA. Brown was the ninth overall pick by the Sun in the 2018 WNBA draft. She played college basketball for the Maryland Terrapins and the Duke Blue Devils.

## Early life

Brown was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to Tammy and Dee Brown. Her father played twelve years in the NBA as a point guard, most notably for the Boston Celtics, with whom he won the 1991 Slam Dunk Contest.
Brown played her freshman season at Dr. Phillips High School in Orlando, Florida, where she helped the team achieve its first-ever undefeated regular season. After transferring to North Gwinnett in Suwanee, Georgia, she led her team to the state semifinals her junior year and the Class 5-A state championship game her senior year. Brown's high school career also featured stints with the A.O.T. AAU team and an appearance in the 2013 McDonald's All-American Game.

## College career

Brown elected to play college basketball at the University of Maryland. Her freshman year, she helped lead the team to the Final Four of the NCAA tournament, earning her the nickname "Big Shot Brown," and was named to the ACC All-Freshmen Team and ACC All-Academic Team. During a breakout sophomore campaign, she averaged 13.3 points per game and received many accolades, including All-Big Ten First Team, All-Big Ten Defensive Team, Big Ten Tournament Most Outstanding Player, Academic All-Big Ten, and AP Third Team All-American. Maryland again reached the Final Four, losing to the eventual champion UConn Huskies.
Wanting to be closer to home, Brown decided to transfer to Duke University following her sophomore year. After sitting out a season due to the NCAA's transfer rules, she worked her way into the starting lineup and helped the Blue Devils get back into the national spotlight. As a junior, Brown set an ACC record by draining 56 consecutive free throws and was named ACC Player of the Week on January 23, 2017.

## Professional career
### WNBA
#### Connecticut Sun (2018–2019)

Brown was drafted by the Connecticut Sun as the 9th overall pick in the 2018 WNBA draft. Brown made her debut on May 20 against Las Vegas Aces scoring 5 points in 10 minutes of playing time. She played in 22 games in her rookie season, averaging 1.7 points in 5.6 minutes per game.

#### Minnesota Lynx (2019–2020)

After the 2019 WNBA draft, the Minnesota Lynx traded 18th pick Natisha Hiedeman to the Connecticut Sun in order to obtain Brown. Brown played a main role off the bench, as one of the main bench scorers. She scored a career-high 21 points on June 8, when the Lynx played the Los Angeles Sparks. She hit a season-high 5 3-pointers in that game, which she also tied two other times that year - July 24 vs. the Washington Mystics and August 20 vs. the Sparks.
On April 17, 2021, Brown was waived by Minnesota.

#### Chicago Sky (2021)

On April 19, 2021, Brown signed a training camp contract with the Chicago Sky. She was waived just before the season opener on May 13, but was ultimately re-signed on June 1. Chicago would go on to win the championship that year.

#### Los Angeles Sparks (2022–2024)

On March 30, 2022, Chicago dealt Brown to the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for the rights to Li Yueru.
Brown spent the entirety of the 2023 season battling untreated and undiagnosed Crohn's disease.

#### Seattle Storm (2025–present)

On February 14, 2025, Brown and the 26th pick in the 2025 WNBA draft were traded to the Seattle Storm in exchange for the 21st pick in the 2025 draft and a 2027 second round pick.

### Overseas

After the end of the 2018 WNBA season, Brown signed with CMB Cargo Uni Györ in Hungary's top woman's basketball league.
Brown played for Charnay from October to December 2021.

## Career statistics

| † | Denotes seasons in which Brown won a WNBA championship |

### WNBA
#### Regular season

Stats current through end of 2024 season
WNBA regular season statistics :
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
| 2018 | Connecticut | 22 | 0 | 5.6 | .273 | .310 | .571 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.7 |
| 2019 | Minnesota | 33 | 0 | 18.3 | .402 | .385 | .789 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 7.6 |
| 2020 | Minnesota | 17 | 13 | 22.0 | .342 | .269 | .792 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 6.4 |
| 2021$^†$ | Chicago | 17 | 0 | 9.5 | .263 | .242 | — | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.6 |
| 2022 | Los Angeles | 34 | 16 | 25.0 | .441 | .398 | .667 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 7.1 |
| 2023 | Los Angeles | 12 | 11 | 30.3 | .486 | .415 | .875 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 12.4 |
| 2024 | Los Angeles | 16 | 8 | 23.7 | .321 | .304 | .889 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 8.1 |
| Career | 7 years, 4 teams | 151 | 48 | 18.9 | .389 | .357 | .805 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 6.3 |

#### Playoffs

WNBA playoff statistics :
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
| 2019 | Minnesota | 1 | 0 | 20.0 | .222 | .167 | — | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 2021$^†$ | Chicago | 7 | 0 | 3.4 | .333 | .400 | 1.000 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| Career | 2 years, 2 teams | 8 | 0 | 5.5 | .267 | .273 | 1.000 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.6 |

### College

NCAA statistics :
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
| 2013–14 | Maryland | 34 | 29 | 27.4 | .427 | .367 | .774 | 1.9 | 4.3 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 10.1 |
| 2014–15 | Maryland | 36 | 36 | 31.8 | .414 | .345 | .830 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 13.3 |
| 2015–16 | Did not play (NCAA transfer rules) | Did not play (NCAA transfer rules) | Did not play (NCAA transfer rules) | Did not play (NCAA transfer rules) | Did not play (NCAA transfer rules) | Did not play (NCAA transfer rules) | Did not play (NCAA transfer rules) | Did not play (NCAA transfer rules) | Did not play (NCAA transfer rules) | Did not play (NCAA transfer rules) | Did not play (NCAA transfer rules) | Did not play (NCAA transfer rules) | Did not play (NCAA transfer rules) |
| 2016–17 | Duke | 34 | 34 | 33.9 | .488 | .399 | .928 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 18.3 |
| 2017–18 | Duke | 33 | 33 | 35.3 | .463 | .371 | .828 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.7 | '0.2 | 3.1 | 19.4 |
| Career | 137 | 132 | 32.1 | .447 | .369 | .841 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 15.2 |