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The Philadelphia 76ers finished up the 1992-93 season at 26-56 as they continued through the tough times of the ’90s. That poor season allowed them to have the second overall pick in the 1993 NBA Draft and they had their eyes fixated on a big man out of BYU.
Philadelphia drafted 7-foot-6 Shawn Bradley hoping that he would be the one to lead them to the next era of Sixers basketball. Instead, he flopped as he was a solid scorer, but he did not rebound well enough and he did get pushed around a bit and his time in Philadelphia was short.
He was traded to the then-New Jersey Nets in 1995 in the deal that brought Derrick Coleman to Philadelphia after averaging 9.7 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 2.1 blocks for the Sixers. Bradley was drafted ahead of stars such as Penny Hardaway, Jamal Mashburn, and Allan Houston in that draft.
Bradley was then traded to the Dallas Mavericks in 1996 and he spent the final nine seasons of his career in Dallas. He averaged 7.0 points and 5.7 rebounds with the Mavericks before retiring in 2005. He was just not able to fulfill his draft position and he is considered as a big bust of the ’90s. [lawrence-related id=38347,38341,38338]