Shawn Bradley: Buffoon
In my Sixers entry I failed to mention the epitome of the Sixers ineptitude during my lifetime: Shawn Bradley. Despite having not played basketball for two years while on a Mormom missionary trip, the Sixers selected Bradley with the #2 pick in the draft in 1993. He was 7 feet 6 inches tall and wore jersey number 76 for the 76ers.
I still remember his much-anticipated debut. On the team’s first possession, Bradley posted up, received the ball, and began to make a move. The announcer said something like, “Get ready to see this for the next ten years” in excitement. Bradley took a dribble, pivoted, and launched a beautiful-looking hook shot.
It was an airball. I hate Shawn Bradley.