Offensive Game
An intelligent scorer who excelled in the mid-range and off movement. Not a prolific scorer at the NBA level but always efficient — shot selection was near-perfect.
Career Journey
William Warren Bradley is an American politician and former professional basketball player. After playing in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 10 seasons with the New York Knicks, he served as a United States senator from New Jersey from 1979 to 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, he was a candidate for the party's nomination for president in the 2000 election, losing to Vice President Al Gore.
Offensive Game
An intelligent scorer who excelled in the mid-range and off movement. Not a prolific scorer at the NBA level but always efficient — shot selection was near-perfect.
Defensive Game
Solid defensive wing who understood positioning and rotations. Won his matchups with anticipation rather than athleticism, making him particularly effective within Holzman's help-defense system.
Intangibles
One of the highest basketball IQs in league history — a Rhodes Scholar whose analytical approach to the game was decades ahead of its time. The Knicks' motion offense was built partly around his ability to read and react.
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Bill Bradley turned down the Yankees, studied at Oxford, and then played basketball with a precision that made the championship Knicks complete. His #24 honors a player who brought a philosopher's mind to the Garden.
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New York Knicks
1967-1977
Personal Life & Family
Partner
Ernestine Schlant
Children (1)
Parents & Siblings
Off the Court
Education reform advocacy
Youth sports access programs
Did You Know?
Bradley is the only NBA champion to also serve as a United States Senator — he represented New Jersey in the Senate for 18 years after retiring from basketball.
He turned down a $500,000 offer from the New York Yankees to focus on basketball, earning him the nickname 'Dollar Bill' (some said ironically, others admiringly).
His 58-point game against Wichita State in the 1965 NCAA consolation game still stands as the record for points in an NCAA tournament game.
Bradley ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2000, challenging eventual nominee Al Gore in the primaries with a campaign focused on campaign finance reform.
Career Honors
2x NBA Champion (1970, 1973)
NBA All-Star (1973)
Olympic Gold Medalist (1964, Tokyo)
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (1982)
Rhodes Scholar, Oxford University
U.S. Senator, New Jersey (1979-1997)
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