What has been our best draft year ever?

by blazerbeliever97504 on Jan 6, 2009 6:48 PM PST Comment 24 comments

So ill start at 1977 our only glory year. We have had a terrible track record for draft picks through out our history, others are probly worse than us but i dont care nor pay attention to them. I got on a few websites and started looking through our draft history sonce 1977 and it isnt pretty. Please bare in mind i am omitting any trades up till recent times. (I.E. K.P.'s riegn)

1977: Rich Laurel #19, who is he again?

1978: Mychael Thompson #1, Stud, maybe our best overall #1 from '77 till now. G.O. may have something to say about that but thats yet to be seen.

1979: Jim Paxson #12, gotta love the Pax. Solid player his whole career.

1980: No draft picks that year.

1981: Jeff Lamp #15 Darnell Valentine #16, both very solid players but far from stars.

1982: Fat Lever #11, Outstanding scorer but played very little for us over his carrer(2-3 year from my memory)

1983: Clyde Drexler #14, Clyde the Glyde baby!!! woot!!! Nuf' said.

1984: The year that shall not be mentioned (Jerome Kersey was drafted Rd.2 pick.22, thats all that shall be said)

1985: Terry Porter #24, "T.P. for three!!!" Remeber the schonze saying that? Best PG we have ever had, period.

1986: Walter Berry #14, Arvydas Sabonis #24, Drazen Petrovic Rd.3 # 13, All three GREAT players but none of them played long for us. Sabas was awsome still at 34+ and two blown knees, loved his passing and three pointers. Petro rest in peice.

1987:Ronnie Murphy #17, Ronnie who?

1988: Mark Bryant #21, Great role player on those early 90's Drexler teams.

1989: Byron Irvin #22, Cliff Robinson Rd2 #9, Irvin never went anywhere, Uncle Cliffy was a stellar 6th man for us for quite a long time.

1990: Alaa Abdelnaby #25, (special note here) Kevin Pritchard Rd.2 #9 by GSW, Alaa has the best name of any draft pick ever in my humble opinion, and yes thats OUR K.P.

1991: No 1st rounder, we did draft the last spot of the whole draft.

1992: Dave Johnson #26 Reggie Smith Rd 2 #4, Both never got anywhere in the league.

1993: James Robinson# 21, had a good year or two for us but never anything to write home about. I personally liked him alot as a player for us.

1994: Aaron McKie #17, Very solid player his whole career be it with us, philly, who ever. Good player.

1995: Shawn Respert #8, this one hurt personally, i thought Respert would be a star. Wow was i wrong.

1996: Jermaine O'neal #17, Allstar player that we traded just as he came of age. Awsome job trader Bob. Jerk!

1997: Chris Antsey #18, Alvin Wlliams Rd2 #47, Antsey never panned out the way we hoped, Alvin Williams was a very good PG for a few years though. Too bad it wasnt for us.

1998: No Picks that year.

1999:No 1st rounder. Nothing to mention in the second round.

2000:Erik Barkley #28, like Respert i thought Barkley would end up a solid PG nothing great but solid for us. Again, wrong!

2001: Zach Randolph #19, Great player, bad person. Period.

2002: Quintell Woods #21, this would be in the midst of our "high school players are awsome!" Phase. Ugh

2003: Travis Outlaw #23, The jury is still out but so far he has tons of talent but a low BBIQ. (nutshelled) I like Trout personally, alot.

2004: Sebastian Telfair #13, Barkley, Respert, and now Telfair. Ugh. Ohh well he gave us B-roy. Thank you Telfair!

2005: Martell webster #6, Linas Klieza#27, Web is a very good, improving player. I forsee him being a very solid player in the league. Klieza may prove to be better from what i have seen. The only problem? Klieza is a Nugget. :(

2006: Tyrus Thomas #4, Best trade since the Buck Wliiams trade. This draft year saw the arrival of Roy, LMA, and Sergio all via trades.

2007: Greg Oden #1, G.O. is going to be a beast, it WILL happen! This year saw a few trades also which brought us Rudymania. Rudy!

2008: Brandon Rush #11, More trades, i remember Bob Witsitt also known as "trader bob" and he and K.P. both love to make a splash via trades. The difference? K.P. makes good trades,not trades for over the hill 280lb former supersonics. '08 gave us Bayless, and Batum.

I personally see a patern, our GMs of the past are no where near as skilled as K.P. Our quality picks since he has taken over clearly illestrate that. I also see a pattern of bad luck, Sabas, Petrovic, that one guy who was drafted before that other guy. That sort of stuff. I notice our luck improving the last few years, be t our GM or just luck itself im thankfull. What do you guys think is the best draft year we ever had? My vote is '06 with Roy, LMA, and Sergio coming in.The 1986 draft was sick also, Sabas, Petro, and Walter Berry. They didnt play for use much but were all three great players and there is something to be said for that. What do you think is our best draft year Blazer nation?

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2006

by JTDuck22 on Jan 6, 2009 7:42 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

2006

Where Pritchslapping Happens

by Eventine on Jan 6, 2009 7:59 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

2006

Oden...Aldridge...Roy.....THE REAL BIG THREE

by CroRupt on Jan 6, 2009 8:37 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

1984

Learn from past mistakes

"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"

by Magnum on Jan 6, 2009 9:10 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Clyde drexler

83, 06, 86

To get one of the top 50 players of all time at 13 is an awesome pick.
06 is obvious
86 could have been great had sabas put on a blazers jersey…and petro was just flat out awesome but played behind drexler.

Honor Terry Porter

by Philthyanimal on Jan 6, 2009 9:24 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

didn't we draft Bill Walton?

COMCAST SUCKS!!

by shamman on Jan 6, 2009 9:43 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

didn't this pick contribute to a championship?

COMCAST SUCKS!!

by shamman on Jan 6, 2009 9:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

didn't we draft Sidney Wicks?

COMCAST SUCKS!!

by shamman on Jan 6, 2009 9:44 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

didn't we draft Geoff Petrie?

COMCAST SUCKS!!

by shamman on Jan 6, 2009 9:45 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

didn't we exist before 1977?

COMCAST SUCKS!!

by shamman on Jan 6, 2009 9:46 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

OLD SCHOOL

Sorry for the over the top response! But for many, the PTB history started before they won their first and only championship. You may not have been around to experience it, but blazer mania has existed for me, since I moved to Portland, on New Years 1973.

COMCAST SUCKS!!

by shamman on Jan 6, 2009 9:55 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

RE: Shamman

I understand we existed before 1977, that is why i stated in my original post that i am posting info from 1977 to the present. This is over 30 years of Blazer history.
My honest thought was to start from year one but i just didnt have the time to put all that together. I do apologize you find fault with my post. The old adage rings true “you cant please everyone.”

by blazerbeliever97504 on Jan 6, 2009 10:29 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Need time to tell.

I think KP has done an excellent job, but we can’t count our chickens before they hatch. There are tons of possibilities that could prevent many of our current players from reaching the potential that we see in them. Honestly, how many of the guys on that list did we think were going to be awesome at the time and are now barely a memory in most people’s minds? Sergio, Outlaw, Bayless, etc. all have the potential to be great as well as the potential to be perennial benchwarmers. Not only that, but the difference between G.O. being Bill Walton or Sam Bowie could be a simple injury. The same goes for Aldridge and Roy. I think the recent drafts can’t be fairly judged for another 5-10 years when we can see how all of these guys develop.

That said, the optimist in me says 2006. I moved to Portland in 2005 and that draft sealed my fandom.

by bocious on Jan 6, 2009 10:19 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

dont they say u hav tu wait five years tu judge a draft?

December 18, 2008.

"Roy is Roy, and if I were to bet my life on a game of 5-on-5, I’d bet on whichever team Roy was playing on." by HurraKane212

by maid tu rek on Jan 7, 2009 2:24 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Here's the answer to your question: 1974.

by AK1984 on Jan 7, 2009 2:00 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

opposite question

what is the worse draft ever for the Blazers? is it the obvious – 1984? (Bowie is considered the worst pick ever). But the Blazers felt they desperately needed a center and you could argue they lost the draft when they lost the coin toss (I wonder if the Rockets would have taken Jordan?)

What about 1972? Larue Martin is ranked the 17th worst pick ever but Glickman has said that they were not going to be able to sign McAdoo even if they did draft him.

2006 has to be the best draft for getting the most value given their position.

Honor the OTHER #30
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by idoltime on Jan 7, 2009 12:59 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

1984. In recent memory probably 2005

Nothing against Martell, but not trading down and taking one of the best players ever in CP3 would have been amazing. Albeit with unpredictable results for the future and likely a pretty different roster now.

by Norsktroll on Jan 7, 2009 5:42 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

No way

We got Kersey in 84, and Bowie was traded for Buck Williams. 1984, disappointing as it was, was not a disaster.

72 was pretty bad. Though I think we got Lloyd Neal in the second round, which helped ease the pain….

If you can't convince them, confuse them -- Harry Truman, U.S. President

by jscot on Jan 8, 2009 1:38 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Does the ABA dispersal draft count?

Acquiring Lucas (via Petrie trade with ATL) and Twardzik along with Wally “who?” Walker, Johnny Davis and Robin Jones in ’76 was the biggest offseason talent haul in franchise history (if only they could have also kept Moses Malone…sigh)

’86 Walter Berry was dealt for Kevin Duckworth, btw

by two4larue on Jan 7, 2009 1:23 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

I thought about that, too...

…but figured it wasn’t fair to the “real” drafts. :)

by bocious on Jan 7, 2009 5:41 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

more draft trivia...1984

The Blazers were prepared to take John Stockton with the 19th pick, but Frank Layden caught wind of it and stole the pasty gangstah at #16…Portland settled for…Bernard Thompson

by two4larue on Jan 7, 2009 1:29 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

2006

Skill and a trading frenzy led to our acquisitions as opposed to luck.

I’ll go ’74 Walton for second as we won a championship because of it.

Greg Oden, where posters happen.

by ratbastird on Jan 7, 2009 3:51 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Comment re: 1978

In ‘78 we passed on Larry Bird at #1, thinking he’d be available at #7 (which we also had). Boston nabbed him at #6 and we took Brewer at 7 instead. Whoops.

MLB2PDX!!! (someday...)

by The Cactus Leaguer on Jan 7, 2009 8:40 PM PST reply actions 0 recs