Duren, Griffin And Mathurin Potential Blazers In Post Lottery Mock Drafts

The波特兰开拓者获得第七船尾在2022年NBA选秀er last night’s lottery drawing. A number of mock drafts have highlighted a range of players that might be in the Blazers’ range if they decide to use the pick.

铃声的凯文·奥康纳linked the Blazers与Duke 3和D Wing AJ Griffin一起。

Griffin is at his best as a 3-and-D role player type, something he displayed all season long for the Blue Devils. But he has on-ball skill that could turn him into a go-to scoring presence. The Blazers have long needed a rangey wing defender who can also score next to Damian Lillard. Griffin could provide something they’ve been missing for years as well as long-term upside.

Sports Illustrated Jeremy Woo看到开拓者采摘explosive Arizona wing Benedict Mathurin.

Mathurin cashed in on a big opportunity at Arizona, emerging as a go-to scorer and a force in transition while polishing up his game as a playmaker and defender. He’s a high-level athlete with some untapped skill potential, and he should be able to help contribute buckets as a complementary scorer next season. Mathurin isn’t the most intuitive player, but it still feels like he’s coming into his own. He displayed confidence and character while coming up big in some notable spots over the course of the season. He’s also young for a sophomore, which makes his individual development over the past year that much more encouraging. He’s an interesting fit in Portland, which needs to find supporting scorers around Damian Lillard and could use help on the wing.

Gary Parrish at CBS points towards a union between the Blazers and Kansas National Champion机翼Ochai Agbaji.

I’m higher on Agbaji than most simply because I don’t understand what’s not to like about a 6-5 athlete who is a plus-defender on the wing and excellent 3-point shooter. Once you get past the top-tier prospects in this draft, the Kansas All-American makes as much sense as anybody and would provide Damian Lillard with a new teammate equipped to help from Day One.

田径运动的Sam Vecenie（需要订阅）选择了贝勒前锋杰里米·索钦（Jeremy Sochan）as the Blazer’s pick.

Sochan has risen up the draft board throughout the year. Teams are fascinated by his upside as a player who is extremely versatile on both ends of the floor. He’s a switchable defender as a 6-foot-9 big who can realistically guard all five positions using his mobility. He’s also really smart with his positioning and timing and seems to have terrific instincts.

Offensively, he’s huge, can handle the ball over large spaces, make reasonably high-level passes and finish effectively at the rim. Really, the only concern among scouts is his shooting. But there are some in the industry who see Sochan as a late riser, like帕特里克·威廉姆斯in 2020, because of how multifaceted his game is at his size. If you buy that Sochan’s shooting will improve, he has a real chance to be an impact player given his two-way upside at his size.

In general, the Blazers’ front office — much of which is still in place from the departed Neil Olshey’s regime — has tended to draft very young and upside-driven. Sochan is the kind of guy who has tended to fit with how they like to invest in projects. They could also use an impact defender.

ESPN’s Jonathan Givony, USA Today’s Bryan Kalbrosky and SB Nation’s Rickly O’Donnell have all pigeonholed Memphis center Jalen Duren as the Blazers’ pick.

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开拓者队正在重建过程的早期，并在中心有一个巨大的空白，在那里经常受伤的Jusuf Nurkic今年夏天进入不受限制的自由球员。杜伦（Duren）是这堂课上最有天赋的大个子，带来了令人印象深刻的能力，并且具有杰出的防守潜力，既是边缘专业人士又具有守卫的挑选。作为这堂课最年轻的球员，他也有很大的上升空间。

卡尔布罗斯基指出:

杜伦（Duren）也许是这堂课最有天赋的前景，他是一个出色的射手。他看上去是首选的一部分，但一些侦察员对他的马达表示担忧，他是射手的非因素，这限制了他的球队的间距。

和O’Donnell写道:

杜伦是选秀中的第二年级球员，但他的身体状况将是他从联盟第一天起开始的最佳属性。预计杜伦（Duren）的测量为6'10，250磅，翼展为7'5，同时拥有比本班级任何前景更具原始功率。在这个阶段，杜伦（Duren）并不是地板垫片（他在大学里没有三分球），但他将作为LOB目标，进攻篮板和短路传球手提供价值。他作为这种能力的前景的地位可能取决于您如何评估他的防守。我在那里的乐观结局是因为我相信他具有对挑选和滚动的多种覆盖范围的多功能性。杜伦（Duren）的长度可以发挥掉落的覆盖范围，并且在他到达屏幕水平时，可以在周长上贴上球形处理程序的速度。在大一新生中发布10％的盖帽率后，他还应该成为篮筐的主要威慑力量。杜伦（Duren）的同类产品的中心通常不被视为超级有价值，但是他的青春，身体礼物和新兴传球能力为他提供了充分的理由相信他。