Portland Trail Blazers
Picks: Greg Oden (#1), purchased draft rights to Rudy Fernandez (#24) from
Phoenix, traded rights to Derrick Byars (#42) and cash considerations to
Philadelphia for Petteri Koponen (#30), Josh McRoberts (#37), Taurean Green
(#52)
For the second year in a row, Portland gets an A for effort, an A for
creativity, and an A for going out and finding value when the rest of the
league was content on twiddling their thumbs.
Greg Oden was an obvious pick that takes this team’s potential to a whole
new level. Rudy Fernandez is an absolute steal at #24--if he ever comes over
considering the very low slot he’s now slotted on the rookie scale. Petteri
Koponen’s intangibles embody the culture that GM Kevin Pritchard has been
talking about for some time—and he’ll be stashed to develop overseas for
another season as well.
Josh McRoberts was considered a top 10 pick coming into this season and still
has that kind of ceiling if the light bulb comes on for him. Being one of
Greg Oden could very well help both players make the transition the NBA
smoother, while their games complement each other too. Taurean Green was
fantastic value at #52 and might already be considered one of the best 3rd
point guards in the league. All in all, this was another great draft for the
Portland Trailblazers.
Grade: A
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