ORLANDO, Fla. -- As the undisputed No. 1 pick of the 1999 NBA Draft, Elton Brand came into the league with considerably more fanfare than classmates Lamar Odom, Richard Hamilton and Ron Artest, confident that he would exceed them all when they left college together.Now he just envies the other three.
The NBA isn't always fair.
While Hamilton won his championship in Detroit -- and almost won two -- Odom and Artest in Los Angeles are expecting to add more to the ones they already own, leaving Brand with his face just pressed against the window, wondering how a guy who does things so right had gone so wrong.
Brand remains in Philadelphia, once again the best player and leader on yet another rebuilding project, leaving him with no realistic hopes of being anything but average.
Soon to be 32, in his 12th NBA season, Brand realizes that time is running out.
"Of course, I'd love to be part of a championship team, at least an opportunity to go deep in the playoffs,'' Brand told FanHouse Wednesday before his 76ers played the Magic. "I played AAU ball with those guys (Odom, Artest), and to see them win championships, contend every year, I'm very envious. That's what I used to dream about. I guess I just picked a different path.''
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