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Around Oregon Blazers: Second-year guard Jerryd Bayless and three draft picks highlight the Portland Trail Blazers summer league roster that begins play July 13 in Las Vegas. The squad also features two players with strong Portland
Fantasy Clicks: Looking Back, Looking Forward to hear his name called. Rudy Fernandez is unhappy, Steve Blake has been mentione in trade talks and Jerryd Bayless is more of a shooter than a playmaker, opening the door for Austrailia's best player. 4. A.J. Price, Pacers (52nd) Larry Bird took the
Artest hitches up with Kobe title-thirsty region its first major pro sports crown in 45 years. Bayless leads summer Blazers PORTLAND Second-year guard Jerryd Bayless and three draft picks highlight the Portland Trail Blazers summer league roster that begins play July 13 in Las
Blazers' summer league roster features ex-Pilot 708) and 3-pointers made (200), and third in steals (160). The Blazers' summer league roster includes 2008 draftee Jerryd Bayless, and Portland's 2009 draft picks Jeff Pendergraph (31st Arizona State), Dante Cunningham (33rd, Villanova) and Patrick Mills
Blazers announce summer league roster PORTLAND Second-year guard Jerryd Bayless and three draft picks highlight the Portland Trail Blazers summer league roster that begins play July 13 in Las Vegas. Bayless was the summer league MVP last year after
Trail Blazers Announce Summer League Team PORTLAND, Ore. -- Second-year guard Jerryd Bayless and three draft picks highlight the Portland Trail Blazers summer league roster that begins play July 13 in Las Vegas. Bayless was the summer league MVP last year after
Barbee b-Ball camp: NBA star encourages participants at basketball camp. To several young basketball players at Tuesday's session of the Tony Barbee basketball camp, it felt like Jerryd Bayless was speaking directly to them. But Bayless, who recently finished his rookie season with the Portland Trail-blazers, felt like he was
UTEP Football Continues Through Summer Workouts at Glory Field in summer workouts, plus the Tony Barbee Baskteball Camp, with an appearance from Portland Trailblazer Jerryd Bayless, while the UTEP Women's Baskteball team earned a big preseason tournament berth. Wimbledon Quarterfinal action, plus
Barbee b-Ball camp: NBA star encourages participants at camp. To several young basketball players at Tuesday's session of the Tony Barbee basketball camp, it felt like Jerryd Bayless was speaking directly to them. But Bayless, who recently finished his rookie season with the Portland Trail-blazers, felt like he was
NBA star encourages participants at camp Portland Trailblazers guard Jerryd Bayless answers questions from campers during the Tony Barbee Basketball School during NBA Week. (Ruben R. Ramirez / El Paso Times) EL PASO -- To several young basketball players at
General: Selected 11th in the 2008 NBA Draft by the Indiana Pacers, then traded to the Portland Trail Blazers ... Ranked as the No. 13 overall prospect in the country and the No. 3 guard by rivals.com ... A dynamic guard with a tremendous ability to score ... Attended the same high school as former Wildcat All-American Channing Frye (2001-05) ... Signed with Arizona during the November Early Signing Period.
High School: A four-year letterman at St. Mary’s High School for coach Dave Lopez, where he averaged 33.2 points, 7.8 rebounds, 6.1 assists and 2.0 steals per game in leading his club to a 19-13 record and state tournament runner-up finish ... Averaged 37.9 points and 8.0 rebounds, 7.4 assists and 3.2 steals per game as a junior. Gatorade state player of the year as a junior and senior ... A four-time first-team all-state selection, he was also a McDonald’s All-American ... Scored 11 points and added a block and a board in the March 28 McDonald’s All-America Game in Louisville, Ky., helping the West to a 114-112 win ... A Nike Brand All-American and selected to play in 2007 Jordan Classic ... A Parade and EA Sports All-American ... The Arizona Republic "Big School" (4A-5A) Player of the Year and East Valley Tribune Player of the Year in 2006 and 2007 ... Tallied 2,828 career points (28.3 ppg) to lead the state of Arizona in career scoring average ... Had 15 career 40-point games and three 50-point games, including a career-high 53 ... Played on the USA Basketball Junior National Select team and the U-18 National team member ... Named "Best Leaper" by rivals.com. ... An honor roll student.
Freshman Jerryd Bayless from St. Mary's HS is the Arizona Wildcats top player.
Strengths: In a word: special. Jerryd Bayless combines incredible speed, quickness and athleticism with a high level of intelligence and composure ... Winners mentality ... Jerryd Bayless really excels on the offensive end of the floor with his scoring ability ... Jerryd Bayless has an extra gear blowing by defenders with ease, and needs just an inch of daylight to get his jumpshot off ... Excellent body strength for his age ... He understands how to create shots for himself and has incredible leaping ability ... Very strong offensively, great form on his shot ... Jerryd Bayless plays with a high level of intensity ... Good defender, team player. Has leadership ability...
Weaknesses: Jerryd Bayless must become better at running the PG position ... More of a scoring point, but Jerryd Bayless PG abilities are improving ... Jerryd Bayless can be prone to trying to do too much, must be more patient and composed ... Still hasn't sustained himself as an elite level player for an extended period of time ...
Notes: Jerryd Bayless missed a good portion of his Sophomore season due to a broken wrist after coming down awkwardly on a dunk attempt ... Jerryd Bayless was considered one of the top overall players as a Junior at the 2005 Nike All America Camp.
Jerryd Bayless Career Highlights
Projected 2008 Draft Range: Between number three and number six overall.
Consensus: Bayless’ draft stock has exploded as the season has gone on and he continues to pile the points on the board. His offensive skills are NBA ready, but in order to really excel he will have to become more of a point guard or risk becoming a dreaded “tweener”.