Shawn Bradley To Retire (FINALLY!)

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2092800

Dallas Mavericks center Shawn Bradley has informed the team of his intention to retire and is negotiating a buyout of his contract.

Bradley and the Mavericks, according to team sources, are close to finalizing a buyout arrangement. The 33-year-old has three seasons left on his contract at $14.5 million.

It's believed that Bradley, who struggled with knee and hip injuries this season, is leaving the game after 12 years for health and family reasons. He and wife Annette recently had their sixth child.

With Bradley possibly in need of additional surgery, Dallas is expected to forward his case to an independent doctor for review. If Bradley's injuries are determined to be career-ending, the balance of his contract would drop off the Dallas payroll after one season. If the injuries are not deemed career-ending, his contract remains on the Mavericks' cap.

Bradley was the No. 2 pick of the 1993 NBA draft by Philadelphia -- between Chris Webber and Penny Hardaway -- after playing just one season at BYU and spending two years completing a Mormon mission in Australia.

Dallas was the third team that tried and failed to establish the slender Bradley as a franchise player. After two-plus seasons of unmet expectations with the 76ers and two partial seasons with New Jersey, Bradley joined the Mavericks in one of former coach-general manager Don Nelson's first major moves and spent the past 8½ seasons in Dallas.

Bradley's role, though, has gradually diminshed with the Mavs. After preseason knee surgery, Bradley averaged career lows in points per game (2.7) and blocks per game (0.8) in 2004-05 and appeared in just seven of Dallas' 13 playoff games under new coach Avery Johnson, for a total of 27 minutes.

Bradley will retire with career averages of 8.1 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.5 blocks, having led the league in blocked shots twice.

About time this worthless tall so-called basketball player is retiring. He may make the hall of a fame because of his height

Nobody to get dunked on now.










Oh wait ,that's what Yao got drafted for.

and that sun kid is coming in soon.. he will take shawn bradley's role.

i can't believe Bradley lasted this long in the NBA

i hope we dont see him in a boxing ring anytime soon going agaist some old fat football player.

Thank god hes gone, you kinda feel for the guy when his kids bring posters of him getting dunked on badly in to school for show-and-tell.

i can't believe Bradley lasted this long in the NBA

offcorse i can fill his place all he did was warm the bench for the star players

i can't believe Bradley lasted this long in the NBA

offcorse i can fill his place all he did was warm the bench for the star players

He even got beat up in the league and never won a single fight. First he was body slammed by someone a while back, I think it was Chris Mills when he was on the Warriors. He picked him up and slammed him to the ground, then Walt Williams hit him in the mouth and he start bleeding. Poor guy.

G.O.A.T.

I take that as an insult

You youngsters show no respect... Shawn was as thin and frail as they come, his knees and back just could not support his own massive size... try living with that and not being able to properly walk at the age of 30 and you'll know what it's like to persevere...

Granted, he was soft and had no mean streak, but he was raised and bred a Mormon, for Christ sake!!! He didn't grow up in the ghetto waiving a gun and spending time behimnd bars...

Also, all I hear is how much he got dunked upon... Anyone care to remember just how many times he swatted shots and made high flying dunkers eat dirt? Far more than he was dunked on... Not to mention his mere presence inside the lane made people actually pause and think for a moment before driving, therefore disrupting th eoffense...

Show some respect for teh guy , even if he was just a soft, role-player... I've met him up close two summers ago and he's a kind-hearted giant, who loved to play the game...

So in a few letters: R-E-S-P-E-C-T. Peace

Show some respect for teh guy , even if he was just a soft, role-player... I've met him up close two summers ago and he's a kind-hearted giant, who loved to play the game...

But he sucked at it

Did you read my post? He was a role player... he could do one or two thing very well, and that's why he lasted in teh league... the guy is a friggin' hero, played 10+ years with no real legs... But the again, he didn't pound his chest after dunks nor get involved in brawls, nor leading a team to a title, nor having th epersonality th emedia required to hype him up... so, indeed he was terrible and he sucked...

What's wrong with your "the's" First I see teh, then th and another teh But he may have been a nice person at heart which that still doesn't give me a reason to respect him on the court. He could've ate to gain some pounds so he wouldn't be that skinny.

2.5 blocks per game in 15 minutes per game... RESPECT...

Not too mention 7.7 scare-off-the-penetration-per-game.. (sotppg!!!)

The only reason why Bradley stayed in the NBA was because fans payed money to go see games with people dunking on him
Hes slow, cant rebound, cant block (in NBA LIVE he can), cant shoot, isnt strong, no footwork.....hes only value is .............hmmmm, i'll get back to ya

sigh i'm gonna miss the guy
UNTO THE HIGHLIGHTS

EDIT:see my post below

Last edited by COOLmac© on Fri Jun 24, 2005 6:12 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Say what you will about Bradley, but for a few years in the 90s he managed to be a decent role player and one of the league's best shot blockers. Granted, he had somewhat of a natural advantage on his side but he was still an intelligent shot blocker, utilising his height and length much better than a lot of players over 7'3". That said, he's basically done so now's as good a time as any to call it quits.

I'd pay to see him box Manute Bol.

I think Manute set the record for greatest wingspan ever recorded by a boxer when he competed on celebrity boxing.

heh the fridge sucked...

bradley's no hero lol. he's a bust and a sideshow. the 2nd overral pick of 93 was supposed to revolutionize the game

he's in a lot of those fights in the yinka dare mixes lol

Oops my bad, made another Shawn Bradley thread. Sorry dudes. Thanks Andrew lol.

I think it's time for the big guy to finish his career, he did much better than lots thought.

Hes slow, cant rebound, cant block (in NBA LIVE he can),

2.5 blocks per game in 15 minutes per game... RESPECT...

He's a bust as a second overall pick, no question, but he had his moments. At the very least, he gave analysts and armchair analysts alike a new yardstick for a BWS and some easy jokes. For that we can be grateful.

he had his moments

Yeah, like... being punched in the face by Walt Williams and getting lifted by that player I don't remember.

I was actually referring to his few seasons with around 12, 8 and at least 3 blocks per game, but he'll certainly be remembered for all the negative stuff too.