"Sources: Center to call it quits after 12 seasons"

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.

If anyone wants a good laugh, try to find the Shawn Bradley show from Bob and Tom on line somewhere. It was probably the best thing about Shawn Bradleys career.

He was still playing?

Shawn "The Human Rim" Bradley is retiring? Oh gawsh no! *Fart*

Bradley "At least I was better than Sam Bowie".

he had no business in the nba other than the fact he was 13'7

They dunked on him more than they did anyone else on the world combined!

I heard that Cuban will throw one down on him at the press conference.

Nice guy but he obviously was in the NBA because of his height. He was basically a big waste of space on the court.

I heard that Cuban will throw one down on him at the press conference.

HAHAHAHAHAA!

I heard that Cuban will throw one down on him at the press conference.

yess

Nice guy but he obviously was in the NBA because of his height. He was basically a big waste of space on the court.

Yeah, but iirc he was received tons of hype when he was drafted. 'Omg, not just another big guy, he can move and shoot, will be a force in the NBA, etc.' Did the Mavs really ever hope to see a "franchise player" out of him? The impression I had was that by the time he joined the Mavs, he was already an afterthought. You knew you wouldn't get much, but hey, at least he's tall. Dunno -- am I just remembering this wrong?

Yeah, but iirc he was received tons of hype when he was drafted.  'Omg, not just another big guy, he can move and shoot, will be a force in the NBA, etc.'  Did the Mavs really ever hope to see a "franchise player" out of him?  The impression I had was that by the time he joined the Mavs, he was already an afterthought.  You knew you wouldn't get much, but hey, at least he's tall.  Dunno -- am I just remembering this wrong?

 

Yup, same has been said about a million 7 footers. One of the bigger hypes in recent years would be nikoloz tskitishvili. He was supposedly the next dirk because he has a nice touch along with range. He has never had the oppurtunity though so i don't feel he can't contribute. Darko need to get out of detroit now and go to a cellar dweller type team.

Yup, same has been said about a million 7 footers. One of the bigger hypes in recent years would be nikoloz tskitishvili. He was supposedly the next dirk because he has a nice touch along with range. He has never had the oppurtunity though so i don't feel he can't contribute. Darko need to get out of detroit now and go to a cellar dweller type team.

I'd love for Orlando to trade for him to pair him up with Dwight for the next decade. Here's what I would do if I was the Magic at the draft;

 

Trade #11 and DeShawn Stevenson plus future #1 or 2 future 2nd rounders for Portland's #3 pick to select Deron Williams.

 

Trade Jameer Nelson for Darko Milicic, and work around some draft picks.

 

Sign a point guard like Antonio Daniels to the MLE.

I'd love for Orlando to trade for him to pair him up with Dwight for the next decade. Here's what I would do if I was the Magic at the draft;

 

Trade #11 and DeShawn Stevenson plus future #1 or 2 future 2nd rounders for Portland's #3 pick to select Deron Williams.

 

Trade Jameer Nelson for Darko Milicic, and work around some draft picks.

 

Sign a point guard like Antonio Daniels to the MLE.

 

The hawks are strongly considering deron williams as the number two pick in the draft. Marvin williams never made much sense to go there in the first place. It was either gonan go one of two ways, they got the number one pick overall and picked bogut. Then they signed a point guard. Or they draft a point guard and sign a center.