http://www.sportsline.com/u/ce/multi/0,1329,4089735_54,00.html No. 1 pick Brown to sign contract Friday July 12, 2001 WASHINGTON -- Kwame Brown, the first high school player selected first overall in the NBA Draft, will sign with the Washington Wizards on Friday. Kwame Brown will likely sign for the maximum $11.9 million over three years as the NBA's top pick. The Wizards said Thursday that Brown will sign the deal just before taking part in the first workout of a three-day minicamp at the MCI Center. Under the NBA's rookie salary scale, Brown will receive within 20 percent of $9.94 million over three seasons, and the Wizards will have options to retain him for two additional seasons. He's expected to get the maximum of $11.9 million. Brown is a 6-foot-11, 240-pound center from Glynn Academy in Brunswick, Ga. He is 19, the youngest player ever taken with the first overall pick. The Wizards also have reached an agreement to sign free-agent point guard Tyronn Lue, according to The Washington Post and The Washington Times. The deal can't be announced until Wednesday, the first day free agents can sign with other teams. Lue averaged 3.4 points and 1.2 assists in 38 games for the Los Angeles Lakers last season. AP NEWS The Associated Press News Service ------------------ Question about a Tree? Go to the 5th Ward and tell Daryle I sent you.
