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Fernandez leads Nuggets over Raptors Ty Lawson, who sat out with a sprained ankle. Leandro Barbosa paced the Raptors with 19 points, while Jerryd Bayless had 18 and James Johnson donated 16 points. Aaron Gray had a big night on the glass, grabbing 11 rebounds for the Raptors, who have lost
NBA-Streaking Nuggets roll over Raptors with 20 points and 10 rebounds. The Raptors were led by reserves Leandro Barbosa with 19 points and Jerryd Bayless with 18
Fernandez scores 23 in Denver Nuggets' 6th straight win, 96-81 over Toronto a timeout. The Nuggets staunched the bleeding with back-to-back buckets from Gallinari and Fernandez to make it 85-74. Jerryd Bayless added 18 points and James Johnson 16 for Toronto. The Raptors have lost every game in which Bargnani, who averages 23.5
Fernandez leads Nuggets over Raptors Ty Lawson, who sat out with a sprained ankle. Leandro Barbosa paced the Raptors with 19 points, while Jerryd Bayless had 18 and James Johnson donated 16 points. Aaron Gray had a big night on the glass, grabbing 11 rebounds for the Raptors, who have lost
Fernandez leads Nuggets over Raptors Ty Lawson, who sat out with a sprained ankle. Leandro Barbosa paced the Raptors with 19 points, while Jerryd Bayless had 18 and James Johnson donated 16 points. Aaron Gray had a big night on the glass, grabbing 11 rebounds for the Raptors, who have lost
Fernandez leads Nuggets over Raptors Ty Lawson, who sat out with a sprained ankle. Leandro Barbosa paced the Raptors with 19 points, while Jerryd Bayless had 18 and James Johnson donated 16 points. Aaron Gray had a big night on the glass, grabbing 11 rebounds for the Raptors, who have lost
Nuggets win 6th straight, 96-81 over Toronto a timeout. The Nuggets staunched the bleeding with back-to-back buckets from Gallinari and Fernandez to make it 85-74. Jerryd Bayless added 18 points and James Johnson 16 for Toronto. Former Denver swingman Linas Kleiza started in place of Bargnani, but
Streaking Nuggets roll over Raptors with 20 points and 10 rebounds. The Raptors were led by reserves Leandro Barbosa with 19 points and Jerryd Bayless with 18. (Reporting by Mike Mouat in Windsor, Ontario. Editing by Alastair Himmer
Fernandez leads Nuggets over Raptors Ty Lawson, who sat out with a sprained ankle. Leandro Barbosa paced the Raptors with 19 points, while Jerryd Bayless had 18 and James Johnson donated 16 points. Aaron Gray had a big night on the glass, grabbing 11 rebounds for the Raptors, who have lost
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”.