ATLANTA - Kwame Brown's rookie season didn't go exactly how he and other observers thought it might when the Washington Wizards selected him first in last June's NBA Draft. But Brown, the first high schooler to be the draft's Number One pick, says he learned a lot in his journey from Glynn Academy in Brunswick to the pressures of the pros.<br>
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Not everyone thought Brown would be an instant star. Michael Jordan was the Wizards' president of basketball operations last summer and personally approved Brown's selection, but the six-time league MVP tempered his hopes for Brown having an immediate impact. Jordan says of Brown, ``He's never been taught.''<br>
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Still, many expected Brown to be a contributor as early as his rookie year. Brown, who turned 20 in March, was a six-foot-eleven, 240-pound power forward who could block shots, handle on the wing and finish the break with authority. But averaged just 4.5 points and 3.5 rebounds, and he was just the fourth overall Number One pick since 1966 to play at least 55 games but not make either the first- or second-team All-Rookie team.
