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Guard · 1997–98

Troy Hudson

Undrafted out of college in 1997, Hudson fought his way from the CBA onto the Utah Jazz in 1998 — a roster spot that lasted two months but opened an 11-year NBA career. He developed with Orlando, then peaked in Minnesota with 14.2 points a game in 2002-03, torching Los Angeles for 23.5 a night in the playoffs to earn the nickname Laker Killer and a six-year, $36 million extension.

Music was the parallel career. Recording as a rapper, Hudson released the album Undrafted, cut around 800 songs, and ran his own label, Nutty Boyz Entertainment — even if the album famously sold just 78 copies in its first week.

HOW HE CAME & WENTUndrafted, he fought his way onto the roster and debuted on October 31, 1997 — and the Jazz waived him on December 28, two months later.

Full name
Troy Elderon Hudson
Utah Jazz tenure
1997–98
Position
Guard
Born
1976, Carbondale, Illinois
Height
6′1″ (185 cm)
Weight
170 lb (77 kg)
College
Southern Illinois
Drafted
undrafted
Signature in the archive 2005 Topps #185 Card Minnesota Timberwolves

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With the Jazz

TROY HUDSON · 1997–98 · PER GAME
SEASONTEAMGMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFG%3P%FT%
1997–98UTA82.91.50.30.50.30.0.429.000
JAZZ TOTAL1 SEASON82.91.50.20.50.20.0.429.000

Season by season, regular season, with this franchise only. More info: Basketball-Reference ↗  ·  Wikipedia ↗

Did you know

TROY HUDSON · 5 NOTES
  • Averaged over 20 points a game in the 2003 playoffs for Minnesota, one of the great postseason surprises.
  • Undrafted in 1997, he began in the CBA with the Yakima SunKings and still carved out 11 NBA seasons.
  • He finished college in his own hometown, playing at Southern Illinois in Carbondale after starting out at Missouri.
  • He runs his own label, Nutty Boyz Entertainment, and manages three other artists.
  • Golden State waived him in January 2008 to clear a roster spot for Chris Webber.