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Brandon Jennings: NBA Draft Profile
December 24th, 2008
by Jeff Fox
Brandon Jennings
Brandon Jennings
Team: Lottomatica Roma
Birth Year: 1989
Position: PG
Height: 6’1”
Weight: 170lbs
Accolades: Naismith High School Player of the Year (08), Gatorade Player of the Year - Virginia - high school (08), Parade Magazine Player of the Year - high school (08), McDonald’s All-American - high school (08), First Team Parade All-American - high school (08), Third Team Parade All-American - high school (07).
Scouting Report: The Compton-Virginia-Rome trailblazing point guard.
Strengths: Blazing speed, both with the ball and without. Great ball handler. Able to score or create for teammates. Left handed. Three-point range on his jumper. Played in the toughest league outside of the NBA - the Euroleague. Great leaping ability. Familiar with the American and European styles of play.
Weaknesses: Very thin - needs to get bigger and stronger. Will be undersized for the NBA. Has to become a more consistent shooter. Played a lot of shooting guard in Rome - will be too small to do so in the NBA. Still needs more experience running a team as a point guard. Needs work on the defensive end.
Projected 2009 Draft Range: Top five pick.
Consensus: Jennings should be used to the spotlight since his decision to skip college and head to Europe garnered him so much attention. The year spent in Italy should do wonders for his game (mentally and physically) but he probably is still a few years away from being a big-time NBA point guard.
Stats:
http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=001219 - Euroleague http://195.56.77.208/player/?id=Jen-Bra-89 – Italian League
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About Jeff Fox
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Jeff Fox is a freelance journalist based an hour outside of Toronto, Canada. While attending University of Waterloo (Canada) earning a B.A. in Economics and Management Studies, Jeff managed to walk onto the school’s varsity basketball team, the Warriors, for 2 seasons. His final year riding the pine for the Warriors saw the team make it to the CIS (Canada’s NCAA equivalent) Final 8 tournament. In addition to this site, he is a regular contributor to SLAM magzine (& online) and The Hoops Manifesto. When he isn’t planted in front of his computer he spends the rest of his time with his wife, Lisa, his son, Adam and his dog Jeannie.
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???? - This is all I still see with Brandon Jennings. He didn't kill in Europe, what makes anyone think he should be picked this high. I think his year in Europe backfired.