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Brown is low-risk move for Dumars
"Here's one thing you can count on regarding new Pistons center Kwame Brown. When he arrives at camp in October, he's going to be a lot lighter. We're not talking body weight. Brown will no longer be carrying around the oppressive weight of lofty expectation.
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