Shawn Bradley

Shawn Paul Bradley ( born March 22, 1972 in Landstuhl ) is a former basketball player with German nationality. He was born the son of a U.S. soldier in Landstuhl Regional Medical Center.

Life and career

With a height of 2.29 meters ( 7'6 " ), he played the center position for the Dallas Mavericks, New Jersey Nets and Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA. Bradley grew up in Castle Dale, Utah. As a U.S. citizen, he also has the German nationality. With his teammate Dirk Nowitzki, he played at the 2001 European Basketball Championship 2001 in Turkey for Germany and occupied with the national team to fourth place. After that, he was not nominated again for the national team.

In his 12 - year NBA runtime, it has brought all-time block list with 2119 blocked litters (2.55 blocks per game ) to 14th place in the NBA Bradley. In the season 1996/97 he led with 3.4 blocks per game in the NBA shot - block - list and in the 2000/ 01 season he has had the most blocked throws with Jermaine O'Neal. In his first season as a professional Bradley All- Rookie Second Team was called to the NBA.

Bradley is a deeply religious man. He played only one season at Brigham Young University before he worked 19 years as a missionary in Australia. He was then drafted as the second pick by the Philadelphia 76ers in 1993. Often Bradley donates to charitable organizations. With his wife, Anette he has six children. He announced his retirement from professional basketball in June 2005, due to health problems. Now he runs a chicken farm in Utah.

Bradley has the European shoe size 57 and his arm span is 2.29 meters. He played in the 1996 movie Space Jam.