<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>NEW YORK (Ticker) - Fresh off a national championship, Brandon Rush may be headed to a future NBA power. The emerging Portland Trail Blazers selected Kansas swingman Rush with the 13th overall pick in the NBA draft Thursday at Madison Square Garden. A key component in the Jayhawks' run to a national title, Rush averaged at least 13.3 points during each of his three seasons in college. He scored 25 points in Kansas' national semifinal win over North Carolina. Rush may have similar success ahead of him with Portland, which had a surprising season in 2007-08 - and that was without last year's top overall pick Greg Oden, who will return next season. The 6-7 Rush suffered a torn ACL after his sophomore season, which prevented him from entering the NBA draft last year. Now healed, he should be a solid addition to the Blazers. Always under control with the ball, Rush has solid athleticism and is a decent shooter. He made 44 percent of his 3-pointers during his three-year career at Kansas. Rush is a good defender but disappeared at times in the Jayhawks' balanced offensive attack. On the positive side, he can play shooting guard or small forward.</div> <div align="center">Link</div> Thoughts? I think you guys picked nicely.
Two very good picks. Portland is going to have an amazing team. You guys are young, very skilled and can only go up.
