As a top-rated guard from Findlay Prep and one season in the Big 12 with the Texas Longhorns, Avery Bradley was selected by the Celtics with the 19th overall pick in the 2010 draft. Boston picked Bradley with the hopes of eventually sliding him into the vacated defensive specialist role vacated by Tony Allen whom departed to Memphis in free agency. However, Avery would not get a whole lot of reps in Boston in his rookie season.
Bradley had ankle surgery on July 2nd, 2010, the same day he signed his rookie contract after suffering an injury in Oklahoma during pre-draft workouts.