2010 NBA Draft Scouting Report: Avery Bradley

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2010 NBA Draft Scouting Report: Avery Bradley


Position: Guard

Size: 6-2, 180

School: Texas, Freshman


Strengths:
  • Tremendous athlete
  • Great lockdown defender on the perimeter
  • Very quick on both ends of the floor
  • Effective off the bounce
  • Excels in transition whether he is finishing or finding an open teammate
  • Good three-point shooter
  • Mid-range game
  • Passing ability



    Weaknesses:
  • Bit of a tweener who will need to learn to effectively run the point to reach his full potential
  • Can be taken advantage of on the block by bigger guards
  • A surprisingly poor free throw shooter

    Summary: Bradley is an extremely gifted player on both ends of the floor. Unfortunately for his NBA future, he does not have a true position which affects his draft placement. If he turned pro after this season, Bradley would still be a borderline lottery pick. Ideally, he would return to Austin and learn to play the point, but the ‘Horns already have a few young point guards on their roster so it will be interesting to see whether or not he declares for the 2010 NBA Draft.

    Player Comparison: Randy Foye. Foye is a talented offensive player who primarily played the off-guard position in college. Yet, due to his size, Foye was asked to run the point and has to smoothly transition to that role. Bradley is likely to suffer a similar fate as he is undersized to be a true two at the next level, but is not a true point guard either. He is absolutely the definition of a tweener.



    RELATED LINKS:


    2010 NBA Mock Draft


    2010 NBA Draft Prospect Rankings


    2010 NBA Draft Scouting Reports








    Written by Paul Banks of NBC Chicago and the Washington Times, and David Kay of the The Sports Bank.
    Send Paul an e-mail here: paulb05 AT hotmail DOT com.
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