Jared Jordan Draft Capsule

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    VITALS: 6-2, 187, Marist

    OVERVIEW: While the level of competition will be a question mark, Jordan is the first player to lead Division I in assists twice since Avery Johnson did it at Southern University (1986-88). He averaged 8.7 assists per game en route to earning Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Player of the Year honors. The fifth player in school history to notch 1,000 points and 500 assists, Jordan had a pair of triple-doubles in his senior season - against Loyola of Maryland and Siena. Ended his career as Marist's all-time assists lead with 813 in his four-year career.

    LIKELY DRAFT POSITION: Late second-round pick.

    COMPARATIVE UPSIDE: Luke Ridnour

    COMPARATIVE DOWNSIDE: Matt Maloney

    ROLE PROJECTION: Playmaking backup point guard.

    POSITIVES: Jordan has truly prescient passing ability, the kind where you watch him rifle the ball through a bunch of arms and around torsos and say, "How did he see that?" He has an uncommon ability to know exactly where a cutting player will be when he is ready to receive the ball and get it there on time, every time. Jordan can make all kinds of great passes from many different spots on the court. When you can "feel" the game like Jordan, you don't always need to see it.
     

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