Brad Sellers

Bradley Donn Sellers (born December 17, 1962) is an American former basketball player, politician, and radio broadcaster.

As a basketball player, Sellers played collegiately from 1981 to 1986 first at Wisconsin before transferring to Ohio State. He then professionally for several teams in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1986 to 1994, before going overseas to play for various international teams until retiring in 1999.

As a politician, he is currently serving in his third term as the mayor of his hometown, Warrensville Heights, Ohio.

As a broadcaster, he serves as a postgame radio analyst for the Cleveland Cavaliers AudioVerse (radio network) - a job he has held for over a decade.

Professional career A 7'0" power forward/center from the University of Wisconsin and Ohio State University, he was selected by the Chicago Bulls in the first round (ninth pick overall) of the 1986 NBA draft.

Sellers was a controversial selection among the Bulls' staff and players. General manager Jerry Krause was attracted to Sellers because of his above-average shooting ability, which was rare in a player of Sellers's size. Michael Jordan and others, however, had wanted Krause to draft Johnny Dawkins, a hard-playing guard from Duke University and a friend of Jordan's.

Sellers eventually became a part-time starter for Chicago, but he never averaged more than 9.5 points or 4.7 rebounds in a season, and, with the emergence of forward Horace Grant during the 1988 NBA playoffs, he began to see his playing time diminish.

Sellers was elected mayor of his native Warrensville Heights on November 8, 2011, and sworn in on January 1, 2012. He was re-elected on November 3, 2015, and again in November 2019. Sellers is a member of the Democratic Party.

Personal life Sellers has four daughters, Sydney, Syarra, Shayla and Shyanne. Syarra played college basketball at Thomas More, Shayla played at Purdue Fort Wayne, and Shyanne played college basketball at Maryland. Shyanne also plays professional basketball for the Jacksonville Waves of the UpShot League.

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