开拓者雇佣DraftExpress,ESPN Analyst Mike Schmitz as Assistant GM

ThePortland Trail Blazershave hired former DraftExpress guru and current ESPN draft analyst Mike Schmitz as Assistant General Manager. Schmitz will serve alongside newly-named General Manager Joe Cronin, who was appointed the team’s permanent GM in early May. Schmitz has long been known as a distinguished media expert onNBA Draftprospects.

ESPN的Adrian Wojnarowskibroke the news on Twitter:

ESPN’s NBA Draft Analyst Mike Schmitz is finalizing a deal to become an assistant GM with the Portland Trail Blazers, sources tell ESPN. Schmitz will play a significant role with new GM Joe Cronin in leading the Blazers’ domestic and international scouting departments.

UPDATE:

Schmitz is not expected to join the team until afternext month’s NBA Draft.

Schmitz is expected to remain with ESPN through the June 23 NBA Draft, and formally begin his duties with Portland in July. The Blazers have the seventh overall pick in 2022 Draft.

Schmitz’s soon-to-be former colleagues are weighing in positively about the hire:

ESPN Chimes的Bobby Marks：

ESPN评论的Zach Lowe：

Sean Highkin of Bleacher Report adds:

Schmitz is not the first media personality to be tapped to help lead an NBA franchise. John Hollinger served as Vice President of Basketball Operations for the孟菲斯灰熊from 2012-2019. David Kahn started his career as a sports journalist for the Los Angeles Times and The Oregonian before moving into front office positions with theIndiana Pacers和明尼苏达州森林狼. Both Kahn and Hollinger passed through Portland on their way to lead executive roles.

Here isSchmitz’s official biographyfrom the ESPN Press Room:

Mike Schmitz is an ESPN NBA Draft Analyst. and a contributor to DraftExpress.com, a private scouting and analytics service utilized by NBA, NCAA and International teams.

Schmitz discovers and analyzes top NBA prospects both stateside and abroad, spending 2-3 months per year overseas in both Europe and Africa in search of the next wave of NBA stars. He has traveled to several European countries, Nigeria, Senegal, Uganda, Australia, and New Zealand to evaluate prospects. Schmitz regularly appears on multiple ESPN platforms including SVP, SportsCenter, Get Up!, ESPN’s NBA Draft Combine broadcast, ESPN’s NBA Draft broadcast and more, while also breaking down top prospects in ESPN.com features.

施密茨（Schmitz）涵盖了欧洲大多数FIBA青年活动，对U16级别到U20水平的潜在客户进行采访。他目前担任非洲乌干达国家队的助理教练，与国家队一起前往乌干达和尼日利亚参加FIBA锦标赛。施密茨正在努力帮助建造乌干达的青年篮球美国。

Prior to joining ESPN, Schmitz worked as an NBA Draft Analyst for Yahoo!’s The Vertical, Video Coordinator for the Bakersfield Jam of the NBA G-League (2012-2013) and a writer/video analyst for ValleyofTheSuns.com covering the凤凰太阳.

西装外套目前在2022年NBA选秀大会上拥有第七，第36和第57顺位。