Shawn Bradley

Shawn Paul Bradley, born on March 22, 1972 in Landstuhl, West Germany, is a German-American former professional basketball player and one of the tallest players in NBA history at 7 feet 6 inches. He grew up on a farm near Castle Dale, Utah, and starred at Emery High School, where he still holds Utah state records for blocked shots in a game, season and career. At Brigham Young University he led the nation in blocks as a freshman before serving an LDS mission. He was drafted second overall in the 1993 NBA draft and played for the 76ers, New Jersey Nets and Dallas Mavericks until 2005, making the 1993-94 All-Rookie Team and leading the league in blocks in 1996-97. He is nicknamed The Stormin' Mormon. A 2021 spinal cord injury left him paralyzed from the shoulders down.