The 6'9" 210 pound forward attended the University of Minnesota, where he was a teammate of future Baseball Hall of Famer Dave Winfield. Brewer played in the 1972 Summer Olympics, including the United States' controversial loss to the Soviet Union in the gold medal game, before being drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round (2nd pick) of the 1973 NBA draft.
Whenever Brewer scored a basket at a Cavaliers home game, the public address announcer would declare, "Two for the Brew!" Brewer played nine seasons in the NBA from 1973 to 1982. In addition for playing for the Cavs, Brewer would play for the Pistons, Portland Trail Blazers, Los Angeles Lakers, and finishing his career in Europe. He was a two-time member of the NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1976, 1977).
Offered from the “Showtime” era, Jim Brewer’s Los Angeles Lakers road Warmup Jacket manufactured by “Tiernan” with the tagging in the collar. Across the back is player name Brewerdone in yellow on white tackle twill. On the left chest is the team LAKERS patch embroidered in purple and yellow chain stitch on white tackle twill.