NBA Draft Profile: Jeff Green
April 8th, 2007
by Jeff Fox
NBA Draft: Jeff Green
College: Georgetown
Class: Junior
Stats: ESPN.com
Position: SF/PF
Height: 6”9”
Weight: 235lbs
Accolades: Third Team All-American - AP (07), Third Team All-American – NABC (07), Big East Player of the Year (07), First Team All-Big East (07), Second Team All-American – USBWA (07), Fourth Team All-American – CHN (07), Big East Tournament MOP (07), Second Team All-Big East (06), Big East Co-Rookie of the Year (05), Honorable Mention All-Big East (05), National Freshman of the Year – Basketball Times (05).
Scouting Report: A do-it-all big time performer
Strengths: A bit of everything. Very good scorer – can shoot, drive to the hoop or score on the post up. Good rebounder. Great passer. Very good defender, on big men or smaller players. Can hit the three. Very smart player. Tough presence inside. Good shot blocker.
Weaknesses: Not aggressive enough offensively – often passes when he should shoot. Needs to show he can take over games consistently. Is he a 3 or 4 in the NBA – may only be 6’8”. Needs to improve outside game to play the 3 spot in the NBA.
Projected 2007 Draft Range: Top 10 to late lottery pick.
Consensus: Green’s standout junior season, and the Hoya’s run to the Final Four, has caused his draft stock to soar. However, his lack of offensive aggressiveness in his final game, plus his lack of a true NBA position, has to raise some questions. All in all he should still be a solid, probably not spectacular, pro.
Current NBA Mock Draft Position
CHN's Six-Star Ranking System
= Superstar/All-NBA Potential
= Potential NBA All-Star
= Consistent NBA Starter
= 6th Man/Fringe Starter
= Career Reserve
= Fringe NBA
Player/12th Man
0 stars = Life in the Minor Leagues
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Background
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, his work has also appeared in Dime magazine, Inside Sport magazine in Australia, and he is a writer/editor for Canada’s top independent hoops site, Hooplife.ca. When he isn’t planted in front of his computer he spends the rest of his time with his wife, Lisa, his infant son, Adam and his dog Jeannie.
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