Brandon Dawayne Roy (born July 23, 1984) is an American professional basketball player with the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Roy was selected sixth in the 2006 NBA Draft. He made an immediate impact on the Trail Blazers, leading the young team out of mediocrity.
Though hampered by an injured ankle, Roy won the NBA Rookie of the Year award in a near-unanimous vote. He played 57 games as a rookie and averaged 16.8 points per game in 06-07 season. In the first half of the 2007–2008 season, Roy led the team to exceed all expectations. He was selected as a reserve to the 2008 NBA All-Star Game, where he led the Western Conference in minutes, and tied for the most points in the west.
