[ 2 syll. brax-ton, br-axt-on] The baby boy name Braxton is sometimes used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is BR AH KSTahN â . Braxton is used predominantly in the English and Irish languages, and its origin is Old English. The name is of the meaning Bracca's town, Brock's town. It is from the element 'tun' which means town, settlement, homestead. The first name is derived from the surname, which is itself from a place name meaning 'Bracca's town' or 'Brock's town'. The origin of the place name is uncertain. Brack, Brackston, Brax, Braxston, Braxtan, Braxten, Braxtin, Braxtun, and Braxtyn are variants of Braxton.
Since then, Arenas has struggled to find an NBA home. He has played for three teams over the past two seasons, with the Washington Wizards, Orlando Magic and Memphis Grizzlies all giving up on the 6'4 point guard after one season or less.
He was named co-NBA Rookie of the Year in his first season with the Mavericks. Then, from 1996 to 2001, Kidd played for the Phoenix Suns and later for the New Jersey Nets from 2001 to 2008. He led the Nets to two consecutive NBA Finals appearances in 2002 and 2003.