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Shawn Bradley to Retire
Topic Started: Jun 23 2005, 10:17 AM (689 Views)
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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.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2092800
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Drex22
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Ohh no, what will the NBA do without him??
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iceveins333
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damn there goes my idea of changing to dunk contest to the facial on shawn bradley contest
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Drex22
Jun 23 2005 12:06 PM

Ohh no, what will the NBA do without him??

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I kind of like Shawn Bradley though...people rag on him WAY too much...
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TheGreatOne
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I always found it amazing that he was able to hoodwink teams into believing he was worthy of top 3 pick status. You know there was bound to be a nice posterization once he stepped onto the court. The game will never be the same.
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thats such a burn for dallas. oh wait.......no its not. :lol:
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Drex22
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I'm sure you guys have heard, but Mark Cuban is going to buy out Finleys contract this summer and become a FA to sign with any team he wants... Fins got 51 million left on his contract still....
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Jun 23 2005 06:04 PM
Drex22
Jun 23 2005 12:06 PM

Ohh no, what will the NBA do without him??

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I kind of like Shawn Bradley though...people rag on him WAY too much...

I love his face at the end...he's like damn I got dunked on again :lol:
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gomagic33
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I think he was actually looking at the guy guading TMac and saying, "thanks man, for helping me make the Top-10 plays of the week again" ;)
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Lol He needs to Stay and get dunked on more!!!!! :lol:...... It will be weird to not see him Be on the Bench or Play :(
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i still say bring him back for all star weekend and start the facial on bradley contest
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lol...yeah, somebody should use him in next year's all-star contest. Have him stand in front of the basket and then jump over his head or something while another person takes a photo of it.

Creativity gets you a lot of points in the dunk contest.
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True Magic
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TMac owned him like twice in the playoffs.
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Bradley will be missed mostly as a punchline in tall white guy jokes.
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As a Mavs fan. I must say, im pretty estatic to see the big Mormon finally retiring. He was pretty good to be honest when he was first drafted. But then the downward spiral began. He is probably the most unathletic person in the entire world. And even though that T-Mac dunk was damn embarrassing. I would say the lowest point of his career, is when he was blocked by Earl Watson.

But truth be told. He's a good guy.. just not a very good basketball player.

See ya Shawn.. thanks for the laughs.
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