Former Philadelphia 76ers center Tony Bradley seemed on pace to get a tryout with his ex-team's Atlantic Division rival, the New York Knicks. After a wave of Knicks signings, it's becoming apparent that Bradley isn't going to get that shot after all.
John Konchar, Bruce Brown, Ochai Agbaji, James Wiseman, and Drew Eubanks are all signed to training camp deals with the Knicks. With one standard roster spot open, the Knicks are simply hosting a battle for it.
Tony Bradley gets overlooked
From a Sixers standpoint, the Knicks' training camp battle is certainly worth keeping an eye on.
Similar to the Knicks, the 76ers have an open roster spot. They can't do anything with it for the time being, but they'll collect as much intel as possible so when it is logical for the 76ers to dip into the free agency market again, they have everything they need.
Bradley is a player to keep an eye on for the Sixers based on position alone. The Knicks aren't going to be the team to trot him out for some preseason action, though. With the preseason around the corner, it's unclear if Bradley will get a chance to showcase where he's at at all.
What we know about Tony Bradley
We're past the point where Tony Bradley is some under-the-radar young big man. When he joined the Sixers in 2020, Bradley was coming off a run with the Utah Jazz. The Sixers were praised for scooping up Bradley after his three-season run with the Jazz.
He played in just 20 games for the Sixers, and while Joel Embiid joked that the team needed to build around Bradley during a hot streak, it seriously seemed like the 76ers had a legitimate backup center contender in the former Jazz big man.
Instead of working on developing Bradley for that role in the future, the Sixers' previous front office regime flipped the center while his value soared to new heights. Bradley was the driving piece behind the George Hill trade. The Sixers cut ties with the center after he averaged 5.5 points and 5.2 rebounds per game.
Bradley continued to show promise with the Oklahoma City Thunder, but struggled to find and keep roles with the Chicago Bulls, Indiana Pacers, and the Atlanta Hawks afterward.
He's still on the younger side, being 28 while having eight years of NBA experience. Bradley clearly hasn't carved out a consistent role, but he should still be tabbed as one of the top centers still available on the market. Ideally, the Sixers would get a chance to see Bradley play again, but either way, he shouldn't be crossed off on a list of potential late-season additions if the Sixers are in need of a low-cost, short-term center.
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