Shawn Bradley
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| Player information | ||
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| Full name | Shawn Paul Bradley | |
| birthday | 22nd March 1972 (age 48) | |
| place of birth | Landstuhl , Germany | |
| size | 229 cm | |
| Weight | 125 kg | |
| position | center | |
| college | Brigham Young | |
| NBA draft | 1993 , 2nd Pick, Philadelphia 76ers | |
| Clubs as active | ||
1993-1995 Philadelphia 76ers 1995-1997 New Jersey Nets 1997-2005 Dallas Mavericks
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| National team | ||
| 2001 | Germany | 9 games |
Shawn Paul Bradley (born March 22, 1972 in Landstuhl ) is a retired American basketball player who was active in the NBA from 1993 to 2005 , most of it with the Dallas Mavericks . At eight feet tall, the center was one of the tallest players in league history.
Bradley grew up in Castle Dale (Utah), but as a US citizen also has German citizenship. He was born in Landstuhl to a German mother and a former US soldier.
Career
NBA
Bradley was selected second in the 1993 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers . In his first season as a professional, Bradley was named for good performance on the NBA All-Rookie Second Team .
In his 12-year NBA runtime, Bradley is currently 15th in the NBA all-time block list with 2,119 blocked throws and is currently 9th with 2.55 blocks per game. In the 1996/97 season he led the NBA shot block list with 3.4 blocks per game and in the 2000/01 season he had the most blocked throws in the league with Jermaine O'Neal .
He announced his retirement from professional basketball in June 2005 due to health problems.
National team
With his teammate Dirk Nowitzki , he played for Germany at the 2001 European Championships in Turkey and finished fourth with the team. After that he was not nominated again for the national team.
Private
Bradley is a deeply religious person. He played only one season at Brigham Young University before serving as a missionary in Australia when he was 19. Bradley often makes donations to charities. He has six children with his wife Anette.
Bradley is a European shoe size 57 and his arm span is 2.29 meters.
He starred in the 1996 film Space Jam .
See also
Web links
- Games in the German national team
- Shawn Bradley in the Internet Movie Database . On: Internet Movie Database website; Seattle, WA, 1990-2018. Retrieved December 11th (in English).
- Shawn Bradley at: NBA website; New York, NY, 2018. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
- Shawn Bradley at: Basketball Reference website; Philadelphia, PA, 2000-2018. Retrieved December 11, 2018 (in English).
- Shawn Bradley at: Sports Reference website; Philadelphia, PA, 2000-2018. Retrieved December 11, 2018 (in English).
- Shawn Bradley at: RealGM website; 2018. Accessed December 11, 2018.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bridget Sharkey: The Tallest And Shortest Basketball Players In NBA History. June 5, 2019, accessed April 22, 2020 (American English).
- ↑ Basketball: The will is there. Retrieved April 22, 2020 .
- ^ Mavs center Shawn Bradley to retire. June 23, 2005, accessed April 22, 2020 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Bradley, Shawn |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bradley, Shawn Paul |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American-German basketball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 22, 1972 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Landstuhl |