In Tony Bradley’s first two NBA seasons, he appeared in a combined 12 games for the Jazz, played a grand total of 65 minutes, and accumulated 25 points, 26 rebounds, two assists, two blocks, two steals, three turnovers and seven fouls. He made only 11 of 27 shots (40.7%), including 0 of 1 from 3-point range, and went 3 of 4 at the free-throw line.
That’ll happen when you’re 1. extremely young; 2. extremely raw; and 3. buried on the depth chart as a result behind the likes of Rudy Gobert, Derrick Favors and even Ekpe Udoh.
In his third season, Bradley is still very young (he doesn’t turn 22 until January); considerably less raw; and, at the moment, thanks to the departures of Favors and Udoh, and a broken leg suffered by new big man Ed Davis, elevated all the way to Gobert’s primary backup.