Ulysses Lee "Junior" Bridgeman (born September 17, 1953) is an American businessman and former professional basketball player.

Among his teammates were his brother Sam; Pete Trgovich (who played at UCLA); and Tim Stoddard (N.C. State), who would go on to have success as a Major League Baseball pitcher.

On June 16, 1975, almost three weeks after the draft, Bridgeman was involved in a landmark trade, going with David Meyers, Elmore Smith, and Brian Winters to the Milwaukee Bucks, with the Lakers getting Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Walt Wesley.

[7] On April 5, 1981, Bridgeman scored a career playoff-high 32 points and recorded six assists in a Game 1 Eastern Conference semifinals loss to the Philadelphia 76ers.

[9] After nine seasons in Milwaukee, on September 29, 1984, Bridgeman was traded by the Bucks with Harvey Catchings, Marques Johnson, and cash to the Los Angeles Clippers for Terry Cummings, Craig Hodges, and Ricky Pierce.

[citation needed] Bridgeman was a sixth man for most of his career, averaging double figures in scoring for nine consecutive seasons.

[12] In his career with the Milwaukee Bucks (1975–1984, 1986–1987) and the Los Angeles Clippers (1984–1986), Bridgeman played in 849 total NBA games, averaging 13.6 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 2.6 assists, shooting 47% from the floor and 84% from the line.

[13][14] During the off-seasons of his playing career, Bridgeman worked and learned the business model of Wendy's fast food restaurant franchise.

[15][16] In 2016, Forbes ranked Bridgeman the fourth-wealthiest retired athlete in the world behind only Michael Jordan, David Beckham and Arnold Palmer with an estimated income of $32 million.

According to Bucks co-owner Jimmy Haslam, Bridgeman purchased the interests of several minority owners at an undisclosed discount from the stated value.