[外電] 30 Teams, 30 Days: Portland Draft Pr …

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30 Teams, 30 Days: Portland Draft Preview 2007-2008 Finish: 41-41 2008 Draft Picks: 13th, 33rd, 36th, 55th Pre-Draft 2008-09 Projected Starters: PG Steve Blake SG Brandon Roy SF Martell Webster PF LaMarcus Aldridge C Greg Oden Key Reserves: PG Jarrett Jack SF Travis Outlaw PF Channing Frye C Joel Przybilla What the Blazers Do Well: The Blazers had an amazing turnaround last season and were the toast of the league in the first half – and this was all done without the services of the top overall pick in last year’s Draft Greg Oden. What’s even scarier is how talented this team is, and its average age is only 24.0 years old. And that includes the three oldest roster players: Raef LaFrentz (32), Steve Blake (28), and Joel Przybilla (28). Brandon Roy continued to prove the five teams who passed on him in the 2006 Draft wrong, posting a team and career-highs with 19.1 points and 5.7 assists per game. The multi-talented guard also added 4.7 rebounds and 1.07 steals per game. When Oden rejoins the team next year, they will have one of the biggest and most productive big man rotations in the league. Oden and second-year stand- out LaMarcus Aldridge could rival the Twin Towers' regime that David Robinson and Tim Duncan had at the onset of Duncan’s career except for the insane fact that Aldridge is 22 and Oden is only 20. Wow. Aldridge built on his strong rookie campaign by putting up a solid 17.8 points, 7.6 rebounds, and a team-high 1.24 blocks per game. Throw in Channing Frye and Joel Przybilla and you have one of the deepest and most productive four-man rotations at the four and five positions in the league. And don't forget about the senior citizen of the squad Raef LaFrentz and NBDL mainstay Josh McRoberts. Another huge aspect to the depth of the Blazer organization is the fact that star shooting guard Rudy Fernandez has just announced that he will be coming over from Spain to join his buddy and fellow Spanish standout already on the roster Sergio Rodriguez. Last year overseas he averaged 21.2 points, 4.1 assists, and 3.1 rebounds for DKV Joventut Badalona. This team will have so much talent next year, it’s actually frightening. Greatest Areas of Improvement: Upgrade at Point Guard When healthy this team has absolute studs at shooting guard, power forward, and center. Despite having a bevy of quality options at the point, Portland is still lacking at the point guard position. Steve Blake, Jarret Jack, and Sergio Rodriguez have been decent thus far and don't forget about import Petteri Koponen waiting in the wings overseas. But an elite point guard like Jason Kidd would put this team into the upper echelon of the tough Western Conference. Upgrade at Small Forward As mentioned above, this team only has two holes in the starting five – point guard and small forward. Martell Webster has been a suitable starter, and Travis Outlaw and James Jones provide plenty of punch off the bench, but if they wish to take themselves deep into the postseason, they need to consider packaging all of these extraneous point guards and small forwards and trade for an elite All Star level player at the three position. Who’s Gone Number 13 Recently? Over the past five years, the thirteenth pick has been a solid pick for a team looking to add a key rotation member to strengthen their bench. Marcus Banks and Sebastian Telfair have provided solid minutes at the point in their careers; Sean May has been a beast when healthy coming off the pine; and Thabo Sefolosha and Julian Wright have been key energy sparkplugs and defensive menaces in their limited time in the league thus far. 2007 Julian Wright, New Orleans Hornets 2006 Thabo Sefolosha, Philadelphia 76ers (traded to Chicago) 2005 Sean May, Charlotte Bobcats 2004 Sebastian Telfair, Portland Trail Blazers 2003 Marcus Banks, Memphis Grizzlies (traded to Boston) Who Should the Blazers Target? For more in-depth analysis and background regarding the players that the Trail Blazers should target in this year's Draft, click on each player name to be redirected to Christopher Reina’s Prospect Report piece. - Joe Alexander of West Virginia Alexander is a perfect candidate to come in and compete for the starting small forward position next year. He is a supreme athlete who many believe will become one of the biggest steals in the Draft one day. He is an extremely high character guy and would fit in perfectly with the new regime of quality citizens who can play ball with the best of them. Alexander is very versatile and unselfish and would fit in perfectly with the current roster. This seems like the likely pick if he is still on the board at 13. - Chase Budinger of Arizona Budinger is another guy worth at look at this spot if Alexander, Russell Westbrook, and D.J. Augustin are off the board. He is deceptively quick and athletic and an incredible spot-up shooter. Many believe this may be too much of a reach for the Arizona small forward, but the Blazers have so much talent that they can easily gamble on a superior talent like Budinger. And if he cannot crack the regular rotation, they can let him fine tune his skills in the NBDL for a year before making an impact on the floor. - Donte Greene of Syracuse This may be a bit of a redundant pick for the Blazers since Greene is the type of do-it-all combo forward that would somewhat mirror the game of Travis Outlaw. However, Greene is a bit raw but an overall big-time talent who could evolve nicely with the collection of athletic playmakers already on the squad especially with Coach Nate McMillan teaching him how to properly play the game at this level. - Danilo Gallinari of Italy While it is fully believed that Gallinari will be long gone when David Stern is calling the Blazers from the podium, he would be a very intriguing option for Portland. They have recently been meddling in the international markets (Sergio Rodriguez, Rudy Fernandez, Petteri Koponen) and could use this pick as another placeholder to have Gallinari either step in and play right away or develop his game with one more year overseas. Another international option could be Nicolas Batum of France. Who Do the Fans Want? According to Andrew Perna’s Portland Lottery Summit, an interactive column featuring the responses of true RealGM hoops fans hoping to add their two cents to the Trail Blazer Draft discussion, the fans of Portland have made it known that they would an upgrade at the small forward position. The consensus of the Blazer faithful suggested whom they want as the thirteenth overall selection in the 2008 NBA Draft: Nicolas Batum, SF – France Picks Over the Past Five Years The Blazers have been building their team through the Draft for the past five years. They have been the most active team on Draft Day over the past two seasons and landed the ultimate prize with the top pick in last year's Greg Oden/Kevin Durant Draft. They may have added the two best players in the entire 2006 NBA Draft with LaMarcus Aldridge and Brandon Roy. They have been the best drafting team of the past three years. 2007 Greg Oden, 1st Josh McRoberts, 37th Derrick Byars, 42nd (traded to Philadelphia) Taurean Green, 52nd Demetris Nichols, 53rd 2006 LaMarcus Aldridge, 2nd Brandon Roy, 6th Sergio Rodriguez, 27th Joel Freeland, 30th 2005 Martell Webster, 6th Jarrett Jack, 22nd Ricky Sanchez, 35th 2004 Sebastian Telfair, 13th Viktor Khryapa, 22nd Segei Monia, 23rd Ha Seung-Jin, 46th 2003 Travis Outlaw, 23rd Nedzad Sinanoviae, 54th http://0rz.tw/4d4fN -- 非常討厭關於Chase Budinger那段的描述，有錢也不是這樣花的要賭博可以，但是不會是沒有方向的亂玩，一直塞Budinger給我們讓我很不爽 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 221.169.172.177 ※ 編輯: YuuAoi 來自: 221.169.172.177 (06/10 18:36)