Dillon Brooks

College career

Dillon Brooks, a small forward from Mississauga, Ontario, played at Father Henry Carr Catholic Secondary School in Toronto and Findlay Prep in Henderson, Nevada before attending the University of Oregon. As a freshman, he averaged 11.5 points per game and was named to the Pac-12 all-freshman team. During his sophomore season, Brooks led the Ducks to the Pac-12 regular season title and a top-ten national ranking, earning first-team All-Pac-12 honors, a third-team All-American nod from the Sporting News, and the USBWA District IX Player of the Year award while averaging 16.7 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 3.1 assists per game.

After that season, Brooks announced he would stay at Oregon for a third year. A foot injury in the summer of 2016 kept him from playing in the team's trip to Spain.

On November 7, 2016, he was named to the Associated Press preseason All-America team. Over three college seasons, Brooks averaged 14.8 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 2.6 assists in 28.9 minutes per game. Shortly after the 2016–17 season, he declared for the 2017 NBA draft and hired an agent, ending his college career.

Professional career

The Houston Rockets selected Brooks with the 45th pick in the 2017 NBA draft and immediately traded him to the Memphis Grizzlies, who signed him to his rookie scale contract on July 21, 2017. In his NBA debut on October 18, 2017, Brooks scored 19 points, the most by a Canadian-born player in an NBA debut. On April 11, 2018, he put up 36 points, seven rebounds, one assist, and two steals in a 137–123 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. A December 2018 three-way trade involving Memphis, the Washington Wizards, and the Phoenix Suns fell apart because of confusion between Brooks and his teammate MarShon Brooks.

On January 5, 2019, Brooks ruptured a ligament in his right big toe and underwent successful surgery on January 11, missing the rest of the 2018–19 season. He began the 2019–20 season as the Grizzlies' starting shooting guard and signed a three-year, $35 million extension on February 5, 2020. On February 28, 2020, he scored a season-high 32 points in a 104–101 loss to the Sacramento Kings. Brooks made his NBA playoff debut on May 23, 2021, scoring a season-high 31 points with seven rebounds in a 112–109 Game 1 win over the top-seeded Utah Jazz; the Grizzlies lost the series in five games.

On October 12, 2021, he was ruled out two to three weeks with a left hand fracture. On December 19, he scored a career-high 37 points in a 105–100 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers. On January 8, 2022, he suffered a left ankle sprain and was ruled out for 3-to-5 weeks. On April 16, he scored 24 points in a 117–130 playoff loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves.

In Game 2 of the 2022 Western Conference semifinals against the Golden State Warriors, Brooks was assessed a flagrant 2 and ejected for hitting Gary Payton II in the head during a fast-break layup; Payton fractured his left elbow, and Brooks was suspended for Game 3. The Grizzlies lost the series in six games. On December 17, 2022, Brooks scored a team-leading 32 points in a 115–109 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. On February 2, 2023, he was assessed a flagrant 2 and ejected for punching Donovan Mitchell in the groin, and the NBA suspended him for one game without pay the next day.

On March 4, he was suspended for one game without pay for his 16th technical foul. On March 17, he was fined $35,000 for shoving a cameraman during a game. On March 21, he was suspended for one game without pay after receiving two more technicals, bringing his total to 18. At season's end, Brooks was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team for the first time.

During the 2023 playoffs against the Los Angeles Lakers, Brooks criticized LeBron James as "old" and was ejected after a flagrant 2 foul for hitting James below the belt 17 seconds into the second half of Game 3; Memphis lost the series in six games. On July 8, 2023, Brooks was acquired by the Houston Rockets in a sign-and-trade, signing a four-year, $86 million contract. He made his Rockets debut on October 26, scoring 14 points with four rebounds and two assists in a 116–86 loss to the Orlando Magic.

Houston Rockets (2023–2025)

On February 14, 2024, he recorded a 19-point, 10-rebound double-double in a 121–113 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies. On January 27, 2025, Brooks set a career-high and Rockets franchise record with ten three-pointers, scoring 36 points in a 114–112 win over the Boston Celtics. On July 6, 2025, Brooks and Jalen Green were traded to the Phoenix Suns in a seven-team deal that sent Kevin Durant to the Rockets. On November 17, Brooks was fined $25,000 for a lewd gesture during a game against the Indiana Pacers.

On December 14, he scored 18 points on six-of-nine shooting in a 116–114 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, a game marked by tense moments with LeBron James; after hitting a clutch three-pointer over James to give the Suns a one-point lead with 12.2 seconds left, Brooks bumped James's shoulder, received his second technical foul, and was ejected. On January 29, 2026, Brooks scored a career-high 40 points in a 114–96 win over the Detroit Pistons. On February 14, he was suspended for one game without pay for his 16th technical foul of the 2025–26 season.

Phoenix Suns (2025–present)

On February 23, he was ruled out for 4-to-6 weeks with a broken left hand suffered two days earlier against the Orlando Magic. On April 6, 2026, Brooks avoided a suspension after receiving his 18th technical foul against the Chicago Bulls. He averaged a career-high 20.2 points per game and helped the Suns finish 45–37. In the playoffs, the eighth-seeded Suns faced the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder.

Brooks made his Suns playoff debut on April 19, recording 18 points, seven rebounds, and two assists in a 119–84 Game 1 loss. On April 22, he put up 30 points and six rebounds in a 120–107 Game 2 loss. On April 25, he scored a playoff career-high 33 points with seven rebounds in a 121–109 Game 3 loss. The Suns were swept, with Brooks averaging 26.0 points per game as their leading scorer.

Personal life

Dillon Brooks sought a restraining order against his ex-girlfriend Heather Andrews on June 26, 2025, according to a report. The couple, who met in 2018 and have two children together, had a history of legal filings; Andrews had filed her own order against Brooks a year earlier. Brooks’ filing accused Andrews of destroying his property and making threats, such as cutting off his fingers and menacing his mother. Later, on March 6, 2026, Brooks was arrested in Scottsdale, Arizona, on suspicion of driving under the influence.