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19  -  Joel Freeland - PF, 6'10, 225 Portland Trail Blazers - Drafted 30th overall in 2006

Date of birth: 02/07/1987        Country: Britain      Drafted (NBA): 30th pick, 2006      Out of: Gran Canaria (Spain)   NBA Experience: 0 years   Hand: Right  Agent: Arn Tellem (Wasserman Media Group) Joel Freeland is as smooth as a baby's arse. Maybe even smoother than that. Get a baby's arse, sand it down a bit, then cover it in twenty coats of premium grade varnish while listening to Teddy Pendergrass records. Then cover your newly varnished baby's arse in butter, draw a picture of Henry Winkler on it, and nail it to the inside of a Bentley Maybach. Not only will you have violated numerous international child welfare laws and be sent to prison for twenty thousand years, but you will also have made a surface almost as smooth as Joel Freeland's playing style. It's smoooooooooth. Freeland is a tall and athletic big man, with the sensuous touch of a high class escort and the polish of a limo's sunroof. His offensive mainstay is his jumpshot, which is suitably smooth out to about 18 feet, but he's also developed some good touch on the interior, a hook shot, soft hands and some post footwork. He can run the floor well for his size, and has a good handle of the ball as well. Freeland rebounds well, has good shot blocking instincts, and good lateral quickness for a big man. He's a tad foul prone, not overly physical and turnover prone, but his brilliance is unrelenting and his abilities eternally outstanding. If I've made it sound like Joel Freeland is capable of everything, then that's because he is. If I've also made it sound like I'm biased towards everything Joel Freeland ever says or does, then that's because I am. - 18th August, 2009.

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From blog:

An Unnecessarily Exhaustive Guide To The NBA Prospects Of The Unsigned NBA Draft Picks

2011-04-02

Joel Freeland (30th pick, 2006) - There's bias here on my part, and inevitably so. Nonetheless, no amount of bias on my part can cloud the reality - Joel Freeland has matured into a damn fine player. The boy that was drafted in 2006 has become a man, averaging 13.9 points and 6.9 rebounds in the Euroleague this season for Unicaja Malaga, one of the best players in it. Freeland ticks every NBA box; he has size, great athleticism, tries hard, has plenty of skill, polish and finesse, runs the court, can shoot and post, and does OK defensively, particularly on opposing perimeter orientated big men. He has grown as a player by not joining the NBA, and has thus grown into an NBA player. It's high time the two united. In both the long and short terms, Portland needs a backup power forward that is actually a power forward, and Joel Freeland is better than Jeff Pendergraph. Freeland should be that player. Chances of making the NBA expressed as an arbitrary percentage: Couldn't tell you, but I know what it should be. [read full post]

Where Are They Now, 2010; Part 23

2010-02-24

- Joel Freeland Despite coming from the unpleasant town of Aldershot, Joel Freeland has turned into a fine player. Still in Spain, Freeland has moved from Gran Canaria to Unicaja Malaga, lured by the promise of Euroleague ball. Freeland is averaging 9.9 points and 5.0 rebounds in 19 minutes per game in the Euroleague, alongside 11.5/4.5 in 20mpg in the ACB. It's not just my national bias talking - although that inevitably factors - but Joel Freeland is awesome. He has size, athleticism and skill; decent offense, decent rebounding and decent defense. He's not a star player, but he's a rotation calibre NBA player and all around superhero. Taking him 30th in 2006 was an Eyenga-level gamble by the Blazers, but it's worked, and while his selection is not enough to justify trading down from 3rd to 6th in 2005 (thus going from Chris Paul to Martell Webster), it certainly helps. [read full post]

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