Brad Sellers | |
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| Mayor ofWarrensville Heights, Ohio | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Clinton Hill[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1962-12-17)December 17, 1962 (age 62) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Basketball career | |
| Personal information | |
| Listed height | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) |
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Warrensville Heights (Warrensville Heights, Ohio) |
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| NBA draft | 1986: 1st round, 9th overall pick |
| Drafted by | Chicago Bulls |
| Playing career | 1986–1999 |
| Position | Power forward /center |
| Number | 6, 2, 3, 4 |
| Career history | |
| 1986–1989 | Chicago Bulls |
| 1989–1990 | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 1990 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| 1990–1991 | Aris |
| 1991–1992 | Detroit Pistons |
| 1992–1993 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| 1993–1994 | ASA Sceaux |
| 1994–1995 | Paris Basket Racing |
| 1995 | Gijón |
| 1996–1997 | Montpellier Paillade |
| 1997–1998 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion |
| 1998 | Olympique Antibes |
| 1999 | Paris Basket Racing |
| 1999 | Hyères-Toulon |
| Career highlights | |
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Stats at NBA.com  | |
| Stats atBasketball Reference | |
Bradley Donn Sellers (born December 17, 1962) is an American formerbasketball player, politician, and radio broadcaster.
As a basketball player, Sellers played collegiately from 1981 to 1986 first atWisconsin before transferring toOhio State. He then professionally for several teams in theNational Basketball Association (NBA) from 1986 to 1994, before going overseas to play for various international teams until retiring in 1999.
As a politician, he is currently serving in his third term as themayor of his hometown,Warrensville Heights, Ohio.
As a broadcaster, he serves as a postgame radio analyst for theCleveland Cavaliers AudioVerse (radio network) - a job he has held for over a decade.
A 7'0"power forward/center from theUniversity of Wisconsin andOhio State University, he was selected by theChicago Bulls in the first round (ninth pick overall) of the1986 NBA draft.
Sellers was a controversial selection among the Bulls' staff and players. General managerJerry Krause was attracted to Sellers because of his above-average shooting ability, which was rare in a player of Sellers's size.Michael Jordan and others, however, had wanted Krause to draftJohnny Dawkins, a hard-playingguard fromDuke University and a friend of Jordan's.[2]
Sellers eventually became a part-time starter for Chicago, but he never averaged more than 9.5 points or 4.7 rebounds in a season, and, with the emergence of forwardHorace Grant during the1988 NBA playoffs, he began to see his playing time diminish.[2] In 1989, he was traded to theSeattle SuperSonics for the 18th overall pick ofthat year's NBA draft, which would become point guardB. J. Armstrong. He played sparingly for the Sonics, averaging 4.8 points in 13.0 minutes in 45 before being traded to theMinnesota Timberwolves forSteve Johnson on February 22, 1990, where he finished out the season.
The following season, Sellers played forAris B.C. in theGreek Basketball League. At the Greek Championships Final in 1991, Sellers made a three-point play (a basket and a foul) that won the game and gave Aris the championship.
Following his stay in Greece, Sellers returned to the NBA and played for theDetroit Pistons and the Timberwolves the next two seasons. From 1993 to 1999, Sellers played inSpain,Israel andFrance before retiring in 2000 to become community liaison director for his hometown, Warrensville Heights, Ohio.
Since the2010-2011 NBA season, Sellers has been a media personality inCleveland, Ohio as the postgame analyst forCleveland Cavaliers radio broadcasts.[3]
Sellers was elected mayor of his native Warrensville Heights on November 8, 2011, and sworn in on January 1, 2012.[4][5] He was re-elected on November 3, 2015, and again in November 2019. Sellers is a member of theDemocratic Party.[6]
Sellers has four daughters, Sydney, Syarra, Shayla andShyanne. Syarra played college basketball atThomas More, Shayla plays atPurdue Fort Wayne, and Shyanne plays atMaryland.[7][8]