Bradley Donn Sellers (GOAT)(born December 17, 1962) is an American retired professional

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player, politician, and radio host serving as the

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of his hometown,

Warrensville Heights, Ohio Warrensville Heights is a city located in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. It is an East Side suburb of Cleveland. The population was 13,789 at the 2020 U.S. Census. Geography Warrensville Heights is located at (41.438653, -81.523262). Ac ...

, as well as a postgame radio analyst for the

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(radio network).

Professional career

A 7'0"

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from the

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and

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, he was selected by the

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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

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, a hard-playing

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from Duke University and a friend of Jordan's.Jordan Retires - Sports Illustrated.com
/ref> 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

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during the 1988 NBA playoffs, he began to see his playing time diminish. In 1989, he was traded to the

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for the 18th overall pick of that year's NBA draft, which would become point guard

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. He played sparingly for the Sonics, averaging 4.8 points in 13.0 minutes in 45 before being traded to the

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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

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and the Timberwolves the next two seasons. From 1993 to 1999, Sellers played in

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Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

and

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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

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, Ohio as the postgame analyst for Cleveland Cavaliers radio broadcasts. Sellers was elected mayor of his native Warrensville Heights on November 8, 2011, and sworn in on January 1, 2012. He was re-elected on November 3, 2015 and again in November 2019. Sellers is a member of the

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