Post by jhb on Mar 31, 2021 8:56:19 GMT -5
Shawn Bradley
C
7'6"
235
21
BYU
One of two prospects in this draft class that has their eyes in the sky, Bradley has followed one of the most unique paths to TMBSL of any player in this draft. A German and US dual citizen, Bradley played just one year of college ball with BYU two seasons ago before serving as a full-time missionary with the LDS for two seasons before declaring for the draft this season. Bradley was a distinguished high school player and his lack of development at higher levels leave scouts thinking he may be a well of untapped potential considering his size and surprising athleticism for someone that lanky.
Bradley will be a major project that will need a lot of work to become anything other than a shot-blocker. While that part of his game will always be there (he averaged 6.5 blocks per 36 in college), his lack of strength while be a big issue considering smaller players will be able to get underneath him and out-leverage him with ease. This problem rears it's ugly head when he's rebounding, where he's below average despite his tremendous physical advantages.
Fortunately, for a guy that is built more like a daddy long-leg spider than a person, his shooting stroke isn't a total disaster, hitting about 70% of his free throws and showing the ability to land some mid-range jumpers in college. His post game is very green, as he mainly was finishing dunks or going to a quick post hook whenever he got the ball in college. He's too tall to do much ball-handling in the post but he never showed the ability to use his height advantage to find outlet passes when he got in trouble.
The good thing for Bradley is that his height and shot-blocking ability will mean there's always a place for him in the league and with his upside, the right development will mean he could become a tremendous player.
