Tony Lee Bradley Jr. (born January 8, 1998) is an American professional

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player for the

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of the

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(NBA). He played

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for the

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(UNC). A 6'10

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, Bradley was a primary substitute for the Tar Heels' 2017 NCAA championship team. He was selected by the

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with the 28th overall pick in the

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, but traded to the

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High school career

Born and raised in

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, Bradley played high school basketball for

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. He was named a

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in his senior year. Bradley chose North Carolina over

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Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and ...

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, Vanderbilt,

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and

NC State North Carolina State University (NC State) is a public land-grant research university in Raleigh, North Carolina. Founded in 1887 and part of the University of North Carolina system, it is the largest university in the Carolinas. The university ...

. Bradley was rated as a five-star recruit and was ranked 17th in the ESPN 100 for the Class of 2016.

College career

In his freshman season, Bradley served as the primary substitute for senior

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, averaging 7.5 points and 5.1 rebounds in 14.6 minutes per game and providing strong offensive rebounding for the Tar Heels. Following the Tar Heels' championship win over Gonzaga, Bradley announced that he would declare his eligibility for the

without signing an agent, leaving open the opportunity to return to UNC for his sophomore season. Bradley ultimately chose to remain in the NBA Draft, becoming the third "one-and-done" player during Williams' tenure at UNC and the second among those to have won a national championship.

Professional career

Bradley was selected 28th overall by the

in the 2017 NBA Draft with his draft rights traded to the

. On July 5, 2017, Bradley signed with the Jazz. He made his NBA debut on November 5 against the

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. He was assigned to the Jazz'

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affiliate, the

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on November 7, and made his G League debut the next night, scoring 20 points in a loss to the Wisconsin Herd. On November 22, 2020, Bradley and the draft rights to

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were traded to the

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in exchange for cash considerations. A day later, Bradley was traded to the

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in exchange for

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. On March 25, 2021, Bradley was traded to the

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in a three-way trade involving the

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. On August 19, 2021, Bradley signed a one-year deal with the

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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Playoffs

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College

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References

External links

North Carolina Tar Heels bio
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