Brad Sellers

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Brad Sellers
Presenters Brad Sellers, NBA and Carlos Baerga, Cleveland Indians with Professional Athlete of the Year, Asdrubal Cabrera, Cleveland Indians (6842241839) (cropped).jpg
Mayor of Warrensville Heights, Ohio
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 1, 2012
Personal information
Listed height7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school Warrensville Heights
(Warrensville Heights, Ohio)
College
NBA draft 1986: 1st round, 9th overall pick
Selected by the Chicago Bulls
Playing career1986–1999
Position Power forward / center
Number6, 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
1999Paris Basket Racing
1999 Hyères-Toulon
Career highlights and awards
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Bradley Donn Sellers (born December 17, 1962) is an American retired basketball player, politician, and radio broadcaster.

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As a basketball player, Sellers played collegiately from 1981-1986 first at Wisconsin before transferring to Ohio State. He then professionally for several teams in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1986-1994, 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 the mayor of his hometown, Warrensville Heights, Ohio.

As a broadcaster, he serves as a postgame radio analyst for the Cleveland Cavaliers AudioVerse (radio network) - a job he has held for over a decade.

Professional career

A 7'0" power forward/center from the University of Wisconsin and Ohio State University, he was selected by the Chicago Bulls in the first round (ninth pick overall) of the 1986 NBA draft.

Sellers was a controversial selection among the Bulls' staff and players. General manager Jerry 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 draft Johnny Dawkins, a hard-playing guard from Duke 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 forward Horace Grant during the 1988 NBA playoffs, he began to see his playing time diminish. [2] In 1989, he was traded to the Seattle SuperSonics for the 18th overall pick of that year's NBA draft, which would become point guard B. J. Armstrong. He played sparingly for the Sonics, averaging 4.8 points in 13.0 minutes in 45 before being traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Steve Johnson on February 22, 1990, where he finished out the season.

The following season, Sellers played for Aris B.C. in the Greek 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 the Detroit Pistons and the Timberwolves the next two seasons. From 1993 to 1999, Sellers played in Spain, Israel and France before retiring in 2000 to become community liaison director for his hometown, Warrensville Heights, Ohio.

After basketball

Since the 2010-2011 NBA season, Sellers has been a media personality in Cleveland, Ohio as the postgame analyst for Cleveland 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 the Democratic Party. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Coleman, Kathy (November 8, 2011). "Carr and Stokes win for judge, Issues 1 and 2 fail, 3 passes, Dawson wins E. Cleveland judgeship, E. Cleveland red light cameras win, Sellers wins". Cleveland Urban News. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  2. 1 2 Jordan Retires - Sports Illustrated.com
  3. ↑ Cavs 2022-23 Media Guide
  4. ↑ Krouse, Peter (November 9, 2011). "Euclid Mayor Bill Cervenik Wins a Third Term, Incumbent Mayor Richard Balbier Prevails in Brooklyn". The Plain Dealer . Retrieved December 21, 2011.
  5. ↑ Brad Sellers for Mayor website Archived April 26, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ Gomez, Henry J.; clevel; .com (May 2, 2013). "Warrensville Heights Mayor Brad Sellers decides against running for Cuyahoga County executive". cleveland. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
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