At #23, Blazers take Kris Murray.

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  1. n0cturne

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    Quality basketball player, ready to play now. Scoot same thing. Maybe not the sexiest pick, but look at his brother..Kris will be a good pro.
     
    n0cturne, Jun 22, 2023
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    He meant Leonard Miller, who was still available at #23.
     
    Ed O, Jun 22, 2023
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    The Owner is just Raking! ""Who's baby is that? What's your angle? I'll buy that!".
     
    AquaXI, Jun 22, 2023
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    Ah...makes sense. Thanks for the clarification.
     
    Pritchslap Madness, Jun 22, 2023
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    murray is 6’9?
     
    Freshtown, Jun 22, 2023
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    OK. An underwhelming pick, but I am cool with it. Hopefully we take a big swing at #43.
     
    Ed O, Jun 22, 2023
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    Like the Murray pick.
    Balanced round ball player.
     
    Hoopguru, Jun 22, 2023
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    I'd wonder how likely it is that Portland keeps this pick
     
    wizenheimer, Jun 22, 2023
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    He's a wing. That's good size for a wing but he's not going to be playing defense in the post very often and he'll probably outpace Grant's rebounding numbers but that's more of an indictment of Grant than a compliment to Murray :).
     
    Ed O, Jun 22, 2023
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    BlazerWookee, Jun 22, 2023
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    What's the difference between Keegan and Kris? It seems like his twin is a road map.
     
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    ESPN last mock had us picking Murry
     
    Quatro44, Jun 22, 2023
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    We took big swings at #3 and last year #7. This late in the draft all you need are players who can be in an 8 man rotation and the picks will be a huge success.
     
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    Our groupthink mock had him going #19 to Golden State, so OBVIOUSLY the Blazers got a steal at #23 :)
     
    Ed O, Jun 22, 2023
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    Rumor is they were shopping this pick for veterans. Guess they couldn’t find one so they picked someone that can seemingly contribute right away.
     
    B-Roy, Jun 22, 2023
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    I don't agree as a general proposition. That's how you get Dante Cunningham and Jeff Pendergraph in the same draft (upperclassmen who never showed hope of being starting-level NBA guys) ... in this case, though, given (as you noted) we'd already gone young with an earlier pick, going safer makes more sense.

    Hopefully we go for upside at #43.
     
    Ed O, Jun 22, 2023
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    Actually, Scoot had one of the worst defensive ratings in all of the g-league at 122.
    Kris Murray's defensive rating is a respectable 105.7. Nothing to write home about.
     
    42N8Bounce, Jun 22, 2023
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  18. TBpup

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    Kris is more of a SF where Keegan can play a little PF.
     
    TBpup, Jun 22, 2023
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    Keegan is better and *way* more athletic, which is saying a lot, because Keegan isn’t exactly a stellar athlete
     
    Predator, Jun 22, 2023
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    I think you’ll be disappointed if you think these guys are defender…
     
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