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Tony Bradley

A McDonald's All-American from Bartow, Florida, Bradley backed up the front line on North Carolina's 2017 NCAA championship team, then left after one season. The Lakers drafted him 28th and dealt him to Utah on draft night. In three Jazz years he was a project big man, spending long stretches with the Salt Lake City Stars before cracking the rotation with 58 appearances in 2019-20.

The stops since tell a journeyman's story: Philadelphia, Oklahoma City, two years in Chicago, seasons in the G League — and then a payoff, when 10-day contracts in Indiana turned into a run to the 2025 NBA Finals with the Pacers. He signed with Atlanta in April 2026.

HOW HE CAME & WENTUtah sent the 30th and 42nd picks to the Lakers to move up for him at No. 28 in 2017. On draft night 2020 the Jazz shipped him and the 38th pick to Detroit for cash, clearing salary to re-sign Jordan Clarkson.

Full name
Tony Lee Bradley Jr.
Utah Jazz tenure
2017–20
Position
Center
Born
1998, Bartow, Florida
Height
6′10″ (208 cm)
Weight
240 lb (109 kg)
College
North Carolina
Drafted
2017, 1st round (No. 28), Utah
Signatures in the archive
  • 2017-18 Panini Immaculate 41/99 #127 RPA Rookie Patch RC 4k8
  • 2017-18 Panini Impeccable Holo Silver #143 RC Auto /25

No photograph of this signature is online yet.

With the Jazz

TONY BRADLEY · 2017–20 · PER GAME
SEASONTEAMGMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFG%3P%FT%
2017–18UTA93.20.91.20.10.00.0.273.0001.000
2018–19UTA312.05.75.00.30.70.7.500.500
2019–20UTA5811.44.94.60.40.20.6.6671.000.652
JAZZ TOTAL3 SEASONS7010.44.44.20.40.20.5.634.750.660

Season by season, regular season, with this franchise only. More info: Basketball-Reference ↗  ·  Wikipedia ↗

Did you know

TONY BRADLEY · 3 NOTES
  • He was the first McDonald's All American ever produced by Bartow High and the first to graduate from a school in Polk County.
  • Polk County had sent Tracy McGrady and Amar'e Stoudemire to the NBA, but each left for high school elsewhere. Bradley stayed home.
  • He is the only player in North Carolina history to gather 150 rebounds in a season with more of them offensive than defensive.