Thaddeus Young: NBA Draft Profile
May 15th, 2007
by Jeff Fox
NBA Draft: Thaddeus Young
College: Georgia Tech
Class: Freshman
Stats: ESPN.com
Position: SF
Height: 6”8”
Weight: 217lbs
Accolades: McDonald’s All-American – high school (06), Second Team Parade All-American – high school (06), Tennessee Gatorade Player of the Year – high school (06), Tennessee Class AA Mr. Basketball – high school (05), Second Team All-American – Street & Smiths – high school (05).
Scouting Report: A physically gifted inside/outside threat.
Strengths: Tremendous “upside”. Very athletic. Good size for the small forward spot. Can score off the dribble – utilizes floaters. Very long – has a 7-foot wingspan. Has three-point range on his jumper. An explosive scorer – topped the 20-point mark six times his freshman year. Can post up smaller men or take advantage of larger defenders out on the perimeter.
Weaknesses: Very inconsistent – 30 points one game, eight points the next. Still very young – will only turn 19 right around the time of the draft. Questionable shot selection at times. Should be a better rebounder due to his size and athleticism. Could use his length better on the defensive end – doesn’t block shots.
Projected 2007 Draft Range: Mid first round pick (2007 or 2008).
Consensus: Young is still far from realizing his vast potential and a solid, yet unspectacular, freshman season seems to have hurt his draft stock a bit. The physical tools are there to make Young a special NBA player – his game just needs some more seasoning before he is an impact player in the pros.
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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, 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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