Toronto Raptors guard/forward Bruce Brown’s name was included in trade rumors, but he’ll be sticking with his team after the trade deadline came and went without him being moved.

For his part, Brown is pretty happy he isn’t going anywhere, telling Michael Grange of Sportsnet:

“It feels great. It feels great. Obviously it’s nice to have some stability. I didn’t know what was going on. So it was great. I’m glad to be here for the rest of the season and then try and work things out…I was watching golf all day, the Waste Management [Open] and I knew around, like, 1:00 I wasn’t going to be traded, so that was pretty cool.”8

It’s easy to see why Brown would prefer some stability. The six-year veteran has played for five teams (the Detroit Pistons, Brooklyn Nets, Denver Nuggets, Indiana Pacers and Toronto Raptors) over the course of his career. He’s been traded twice, most notably on Jan. 17, when Indiana moved him to Toronto in the Pascal Siakam deal.

If Brown was moved in February, it likely would have led to him playing for his fifth team in less than two calendar years. Brown ended 2021-22 with the Nets before signing in free agency with Denver. After a successful 2022-23 season, Brown left in free agency for Indiana. The trade landed him in Toronto.

The Raptors have a team option on Brown for $23 million in 2024-25. If they decline it, Brown will be a free agent again, looking for his sixth team in seven years. He should get plenty of suitors, though, given his versatility and track record in the Association.