Purely Talent-Wise, Rate The Blazers "Right Now" - Top --> Bottom

Talent alone (right now):

1. Greg Oden
2. Brandon Roy
3. LaMarcus Aldridge
4. Rudy Fernandez
5. Martell Webster
6. Jerryd Bayless
7. Nicolas Batum
8. Travis Outlaw
9. Sergio Rodriguez
10. Channing Frye
11. Steve Blake
12. Joel Przybilla
13. Ike Diogu
14. Raef LaFrentz

Value to the team on the court (right now):

1. Brandon Roy
2. LaMarcus Aldridge
3. Greg Oden (could jump to the top if he ever gets his wind)
4. Rudy Fernandez (definite game changer, but needs more games before I'm certain where he falls)
5. Travis Outlaw (but showing that "beginning of the season blues" like last year. Could fall)
6. Steve Blake (based on last year)
7. Joel Przybilla
8. Martell Webster (based on last year, could have been as high as #5 if we could see him play more)
9. Channing Frye (based on last year)
10. Sergio Rodriguez (showing signs of improvement. Could go up if he's clicking with teammates)
11. Nicolas Batum (still the third best SF, but could make Outlaw expendable. Must play more to prove it)
12. Jerryd Bayless (he'll probably get better)
13. Ike Diogu (need to see more out of him)
14. [insert final contract player]
15. Raef LaFrentz

 

For my list I'm going to define talent as what I'd guess teams would value if the guys were all Unrestricted Free Agents today.

Oden
Aldridge
Roy
Fernandez
Przybilla
Outlaw
Bayless
Frye
Blake
Batum
Webster
Sergio
Diogu
LaFrentz

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