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Ernest Udeh Jr. Cleveland Cavaliers · #39

Center · 6'11", 266 lb · Orlando, FL · Age 22

Ernest Udeh Jr. is a center for the Cleveland Cavaliers, listed at 6'11" and 266 lb, in his first NBA season, with no regular-season games on record yet.

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MVP race · #487Center rank · #78Balladex Impact · 50

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Cleveland Cavaliers · #39 · Center

Ernest Udeh Jr.

Season avg— · no NBA seasons yet — prospect

Career avg— · career line pending debut

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Scouting report

Ernest Udeh Jr. — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.

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Center · Rotation piece · Impact 50

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Offense

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Defense

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Feel / IQ

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Playmaking

Below average creator

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Scoring

Below average scorer

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Rebounding

Below average on the glass

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3PT / spacing

Below average spacing

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Perimeter D

Below average on the perimeter

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Paint / rim D

Below average at the rim

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Clutch

Below average late

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Athleticism

Below average tools

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Basketball IQ

Reads the game

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Durability

Availability

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Act II

Where Ernest Udeh Jr. stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly

Nikola Jokić Denver Nuggets▬

43%

Giannis Antetokounmpo Miami Heat▬

23%

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Oklahoma City Thunder▬

19%

Luka Doncic Los Angeles Lakers▬

Joel Embiid Philadelphia 76ers▬

✦ Balladex Consensus: #485 of 627 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

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13Star score

Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Ernest Udeh Jr. — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Scoring

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Playmaking

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Rebounding

0.0 RPG

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Shooting

— 3P%

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The engine

How the model sees Ernest Udeh Jr.

Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected next season confidence

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 0-season history below.

What moves the points line vs last season

Everything it reads

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0 seasons of per-minute rates

every box line, minutes-normalized

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Recency × games-played weight

recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline

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Weighted least-squares trend

his own trajectory, read season over season

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Per-stat aging curves

age 22 — applied per stat

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Live role context

usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present

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Durability signal

GP last 3: — → games & confidence

health

The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified

Ernest Udeh Jr. career stats, season by season

Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.

Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.

EraLab · the stat time machinenovel

Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.

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why

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

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Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart

Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.

Role simulatorpowered by GM engine

Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.

If a key teammate misses 20 games →

Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.

Context

Are the Cleveland Cavaliers built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

52–30proj record

#5conf seed

+4.4net rtg

118.5off rtg

113.9def rtg

96%playoff odds

Roster delta · what changed

Aggressive hedge & help — Hedges hard on ball screens and rotates aggressive help from the weak side. Core trending improving. Defensive anchors: Jarrett Allen, Peyton Watson.

How his role moves

Projected 52–30, 5th in the East. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

50 of 99

Rotation piece tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

0 accolades

Career honors on file.

Act IV

The Ballad of Ernest Udeh Jr.

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2004-01-08

The beginning

Ernest Udeh Jr.

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Ernest Udeh Jr. is a center for the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Chapter

He has no NBA regular-season games on record yet. This page fills in from the league's own box scores once he plays.

Where things stand

Where Jr.

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Jr.'s story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

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Off the court

Measurables ESPN

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Height: 6' 11"
Weight: 266 lbs
College: Miami
Experience: Rookie
Born: Orlando, FL
Age: 22
Jersey: #39

Beyond the game

Ernest Udeh Jr. is from Orlando, FL, born 2004-01-08, listed at 6'11" and 266 lb. He is in his first NBA season. This background is assembled from league records; the colour that fills a page like this comes later, from a human.

The person

Ernest Udeh Jr.'s profile is built from the league's box scores and fills in as he plays.

Yet to debutNo NBA games on record — the profile fills in once he plays.

Verified profiles & sources

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FAQ

Ernest Udeh Jr. — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Ernest Udeh Jr., answered.

What position does Ernest Udeh Jr. play?

Ernest Udeh Jr. is a center for the Cleveland Cavaliers.

How many NBA games has Ernest Udeh Jr. played?

None on record yet.

How many NBA seasons has Ernest Udeh Jr. played?

0 seasons of NBA service.

How tall is Ernest Udeh Jr.?

6'11", 266 lb

Ernest Udeh Jr. career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.

Ernest Udeh Jr. Cleveland Cavaliers · #39

Ernest Udeh Jr. — the report card

Where Ernest Udeh Jr. stands

Ernest Udeh Jr. — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Ernest Udeh Jr.

Ernest Udeh Jr. career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the Cleveland Cavaliers built to win?

The Ballad of Ernest Udeh Jr.

The beginning

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Chapter

Where things stand

Off the court

Ernest Udeh Jr. — frequently asked

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