Sort of. Chad Buchanan was on Wheels at work this afternoon (in the third hour) and said they'd have some late first round/early second round type guys in Portland Friday, but the list of players hadn't been confirmed. Off-hand I'd guess Rodrigue Beuabois will be back for his third year in a row
I will be shocked if Portland even drafts a player to keep in the 1st round. More than likely it will be somene o one has ever heard of in the mid 2nd round.
Who knows? Pritchard is an active drafter. Just because some people on this forum think that rookies are now an awful thing doesn't mean Pritchard also feels that way. I would guess that Pritchard likes the idea of using the draft each year as a source of "free" talent to keep infusing into the franchise. I won't be at all surprised if he drafts one or even two players, to keep, in the first round. I also won't be surprised if he trades out of the first round entirely.
Well played! Shit, I might even try out for that squad this year! I would look hot in the American Woman outfit!
I kind of disagree, but only because we currently only have 10 players under contract (maybe 11 if you want to count Channing) So assuming that a free agent or two is added or some trades get made to bring in guys with at least some experience I still see some holes that will need to be filled and a 24th pick is a pretty cheap way to do that. The numbers of contract players gets even lower if we do a 2 or 3 for 1 trade.
I think we're at 11 not counting Frye. 1. LaMarcus Aldridge 2. Nicolas Batum 3. Jerryd Bayless 4. Steve Blake 5. Rudy Fernandez 6. Greg Oden 7. Travis Outlaw 8. Joel Przybilla 9. Sergio Rodriguez 10. Brandon Roy 11. Martell Webster We could easily go lower with Blake or Outlaw being let go, although I don't find either of those guys very likely to be gone without a trade. I agree, though, that we probably WILL draft a guy in the first round... we have roster space and/or willingness to pay for overseas development. Adding either a first rounder or Freeman and then a pair of free agent veterans would put us at 14, which I'd imagine is where we'll want to be headed into the season. Ed O.
