Brad Sellers

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Brad Sellers
No. 6, 2, 3, 4
Power forward / Center
Personal information
Born	(1962-12-17) December 17, 1962 Warrensville Heights, Ohio
Nationality	American
Listed height	7 ft 0 in (213 cm)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school	Warrensville Heights (Warrensville Heights, Ohio)
College	Wisconsin (1981–1983) Ohio State (1984–1986)
NBA draft	1986 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9th overall
Selected by the Chicago Bulls
Pro playing career	1986–1999
Career history
1986–1989	Chicago Bulls
1989–1990	Seattle SuperSonics
1990	Minnesota Timberwolves
1990–1991	Aris (Greece)
1991–1992	Detroit Pistons
1992–1993	Minnesota Timberwolves
1993–1994	ASA Sceaux (France)
1994–1995	Paris Basket Racing (France)
1995	Gijón (Spain)
1996–1997	Montpellier (France)
1997–1998	Maccabi Rishon LeZion (Israel)
1998	Olympique Antibes (France)
1999	Paris Basket Racing (France)
1999	Hyères-Toulon (France)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Bradley Donn Sellers (born December 17, 1962) is a retired American professional basketball player, and now the mayor of his suburban Cleveland hometown, as well as a basketball analyst on various local media outlets.

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' 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 .

Sellers eventually became a part-time starter for the Bulls, but he never averaged more than 9.5 points or 4.7 rebounds in a season, and with the emergence of forward Scottie Pippen during the 1988 NBA Playoffs, he began to see his playing time diminish . In 1989, he was finally traded to the Seattle SuperSonics for the 18th overall pick of the NBA Draft, which would become point guard B. J. Armstrong.

Sellers also played briefly for the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Detroit Pistons before leaving the NBA in 1993 to embark on a lengthy overseas career. Sellers played in Spain, Israel, Greece (Aris BC), and France before retiring in 2000 to become community liaison director for his hometown.

Sellers also has become a media personality in Cleveland as he is a postgame analyst for Cleveland Cavaliers radio broadcasts, and a Cavaliers/NBA analyst for WEWS channel 5 (ABC).

Sellers was elected mayor of his native Warrensville Heights on November 8, 2011, and sworn in on January 1, 2012.^[1]^[2]

References

↑ Krouse, Peter (2011-11-09). "Euclid Mayor Bill Cervenik Wins a Third Term, Incumbent Mayor Richard Balbier Prevails in Brooklyn". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved 2011-12-21.
↑ Brad Sellers for Mayor website

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v t e 1986 NBA Draft

First round	Brad Daugherty Len Bias Chris Washburn Chuck Person Kenny Walker William Bedford Roy Tarpley Ron Harper Brad Sellers Johnny Dawkins John Salley John Williams Dwayne Washington Walter Berry Dell Curry Maurice Martin Harold Pressley Mark Alarie Billy Thompson Buck Johnson Anthony Jones Scott Skiles Ken Barlow Arvydas Sabonis

Second round	Mark Price Greg Dreiling Dennis Rodman Larry Krystkowiak Johnny Newman Nate McMillan Joe Ward Cedric Henderson Kevin Duckworth Johnny Rogers Milt Wagner Steve Mitchell Panagiotis Fasoulas Lemone Lampley Rafael Addison Augusto Binelli Otis Smith Ron Kellogg Dave Feitl David Wingate Keith Smith Jeff Hornacek Michael Jackson

Persondata
Name	Sellers, Brad
Alternative names
Short description	American basketball player
Date of birth	December 17, 1962
Place of birth	Warrensville Heights, Ohio
Date of death
Place of death

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