The Portland Trail Blazers will enter next month’s NBA Draft , armed with the 11th pick and phones to make and field trade offers for said selection. Whether General Manager Joe Cronin uses the pick remains to be seen, but if he does I’ll be curious to see what type of player is brought in.

The Blazers 2024-25 squad enjoyed a better than anticipated second half of the season, briefly threatening Play-In teams above them in the Western Conference standings. While the late run resulted in poorer odds at a high draft pick, it did help identify players that might be of value to the franchise moving forward.

I point directly to Deni Avdija and Toumani Camara with Shaedon Sharpe and Donovan Clingan close behind. Some believe strongly in Scoot Henderson, others don’t. Either way, the fiveso

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