Avery Bradley

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Avery Bradley
Avery Bradley Texas Longhorns.jpg
Bradley with Texas Longhorns in 2010
No. 0 – Boston Celtics
Shooting guard / Point guard
Personal information
Born (1990-11-26) November 26, 1990 (age 22)
Tacoma, Washington
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight 180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school Findlay College Prep
(Henderson, Nevada)
College Texas (2009–2010)
NBA Draft 2010 / Round: 1 / Pick: 19th overall
Selected by the Boston Celtics
Pro career 2010–present
League NBA
Career history
2010–present Boston Celtics
2011 →Maine Red Claws (D-League)
2011 Hapoel Jerusalem BC (Israel)
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Avery Antonio Bradley, Jr. (born November 26, 1990) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected by the Boston Celtics with the 19th overall pick in the 2010 NBA Draft.

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High school career [edit]

Bradley was ranked as one of the top high school basketball players in the class of 2009. He was rated #1 in the ESPNU100,[1] Rivals.com rated him the #4 player in the country,[2] and Scout.com rated him #5.[3] Bradley led Findlay College Prep to the National High School Basketball championship against Oak Hill Academy, and won 56–53. He played in the 2009 McDonald's All-American Game. He also won the 2009 McDonald's High School All-American Dunk Contest. Before transferring to Findlay Prep for his senior season, Bradley was a three year starter at Bellarmine Preparatory School (Tacoma, WA), and along with University of Washington recruit Abdul Gaddy, led Bellarmine Prep to a third place finish in the 4A (highest classification) WIAA state tournament their junior year.[citation needed]

College career [edit]

Bradley attended the University of Texas at Austin.[4] Bradley spent parts of his childhood in Arlington, where he became a follower of the Texas Longhorns basketball program and watched T. J. Ford.[5]

His freshman season, Bradley started for the Longhorns, playing all 34 games, averaging 11.6 points per game.[6]

College statistics [edit]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2009–10 Longhorns 34 32 29.5 .413 .375 .545 2.9 2.1 1.3 0.5 11.6

Professional career [edit]

At the 2010 NBA Draft he was selected as the 19th pick by the Boston Celtics. He signed his rookie deal with the Celtics on July 2, 2010.[7] On January 14, 2011, the Celtics assigned Bradley to the Maine Red Claws of the NBA D-League and on the same day made his debut game for the team, playing 21 minutes and scoring 11 points.[8] Following a spinal cord injury suffered by Marquis Daniels during a game against the Orlando Magic on February 6, 2011, Bradley was called up to the Boston Celtics' roster again, and joined the team for the game against the Charlotte Bobcats on February 7, 2011.

In October 2011, during the 2011 NBA lockout, Bradley signed with Hapoel Jerusalem BC.[9] He played three games with the team, averaging 13.7 points per game.

During the 2011–12 NBA season, he enjoyed much more playing time, and was promoted to a starting role following an injury to Ray Allen. Bradley's scoring output significantly increased during the season, including a career high 28 points against the Atlanta Hawks on April 20, 2012. He also received praise for his tremendous hustle and defense, including memorable blocks on Dwyane Wade and Russell Westbrook, among others. However, Bradley suffered a dislocated shoulder during the 2012 NBA Playoffs. This injury, which led to season-ending surgery, was a significant setback to the Celtics, who lost in seven games to the Miami Heat in the Conference Finals.

With Bradley still sidelined for the beginning of the 2012–13 NBA season, the aging Celtics struggled with the duo of Courtney Lee and Jason Terry receiving the majority of minutes at shooting guard. On January 2, 2013, Bradley returned back to action against the Memphis Grizzlies, regaining his spot as the starting shooting guard, and providing a significant boost to the team, evident by their winning six out of Bradley's first seven games back. [10] However, the season was ultimately a disappointment for both Bradley and the Celtics. Although he led the league in fewest points per play allowed on defense, at 0.697,[11] he struggled offensively, shooting just 40.2% and managing 15 or more points just five times in 50 regular season games. [12] The Celtics lost any realistic chance of contention when point guard Rajon Rondo went down with a torn ACL in January, [13] leaving them without their most dynamic player. After falling behind three games to none against the New York Knicks in the first round of the playoffs, Boston mounted a furious comeback, winning two games and narrowly losing Game 6. Bradley, whose play in the series had mirrored the ineffectiveness of the team, provided an inspired effort at the end of the game, making all four of his shots and stealing the ball three times in the last ten minutes.[14] The Celtics entered the offseason with an eye toward the future and Bradley a vital part of their plans to rebuild a contender.

NBA career statistics [edit]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season [edit]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2010–11 Boston Celtics 31 0 5.2 .343 .000 .500 .5 .4 .3 .0 1.7
2011–12 Boston Celtics 64 28 21.4 .498 .407 .795 1.8 1.4 .7 .2 7.6
2012–13 Boston Celtics 50 50 28.7 .402 .317 .755 2.2 2.1 1.3 .4 9.2
Career 145 78 20.4 .438 .335 .755 1.7 1.4 .8 .2 6.9

Playoffs [edit]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2012 Boston Celtics 10 10 24.8 .368 .227 .667 2.0 .8 .8 .6 6.7
2013 Boston Celtics 6 6 31.8 .405 .250 1.000 2.2 1.3 1.8 .2 6.7
Career 16 16 27.4 .382 .233 .727 2.1 1.0 1.2 .4 6.7

References [edit]

  1. ^ Bradley #1 by ESPNU
  2. ^ Bradley #4 by Rivals
  3. ^ Bradley #5 by Scout
  4. ^ "TCU men sign Maverick's brother; Texas among top classes". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved July 11, 2009. [dead link]
  5. ^ Hairopoulos, Kate (December 18, 2009), "Freshman Avery Bradley is fulfilling a childhood dream with spot on Texas Longhorns, big game in Arlington", Dallas Morning News 
  6. ^ "Avery Bradley statistics on ESPN.com". 
  7. ^ Bradley signs, has surgery
  8. ^ Celtics Assign Bradley To Maine
  9. ^ Avery Bradley joins to Hapoel Jerusalem
  10. ^ Power Rankings: Thunder new No. 1
  11. ^ [1]
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  14. ^ [4]

External links [edit]
First round
Second round
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