Name: Jared Dudley Position: Small Forward Height: 6-7 (2.00m) Weight: 225 (102kg) College Team: Boston College Eagles Nationality: American Birthplace: San Diego, California Birthdate: 7/10/1985 Drafted: Selected by the Charlotte Bobcats in the first round (22nd pick overall) of 2007 NBA Draft.

Assets
Has improved by leaps and bounds shooting from the perimeter over the course of his career … Plays the game with toughness and a highly competitive will to win … Understands the game like few others as Dudley’s basketball IQ might be among the best in the collegiate ranks … Possesses excellent court vision which allows him to make great passes … Despite growing into an accomplished scorer, Dudley remains unselfish … Does a great job of reading where the ball will go and box out his area for the rebound … Good body strength enables him to finish after absorbing contact … Offensively he is a hard match who creates mismatches with his ability to post up smaller forwards and take power forwards out of the post with his shooting … Possesses solid ball handling ability to operate from the perimeter … Has legit three point range on his jumper … Understands how to initiate contact and draw fouls from opposing defenders … When doing this he will incorporate a number of pump fakes to get defenders off their feet … Scrappy player who hustles for loose balls and will do whatever dirty work is necessary to win … Has become an adequate mid-range shooter from 16-18 feet where he hits with regularity … Defensively he approaches his assignment with the idea that he will out work them and use his high intensity level and aggressiveness to intimidate … Has improved greatly utilizing screens to get open … Work ethic is top notch as he has developed well since entering Boston College’s program as a freshmen …

Liabilities
Some will be concerned about how much potential for development remains … Athletically he isn’t a superior athlete on the college level and will be even less of one in the NBA … Defensively his lateral quickness will prevent him from effectively defending his man … A few times this past season he has had to defend elite athletes and struggled … Lacks the first step to gain full separation from his defender … Has yet to fully create offense for himself off the dribble which explains why he rarely drives to the basket … Prefers to create offense in the post then extend out to the perimeter … Will be viewed as a tweener, too short to be a power forward and not athletic enough to play small forward … Perimeter shooting can go through periods of inconsistency … Although Dudley has shown improvement, he still struggles to shoot off the dribble ...