I think the best news of the night was that (according to Wheels, shortly after the Claver pick) Portland had plans to draft Tyler Hansbrough but were unable to get him, because Indy liked him more. (thank you, Pacers! now send us Jeff Foster)

Tom Penn said yesterday on the Fan that there were "4-5 deals’ that fell through on draft night, and some of these probably revolved around Psycho T.

So in the end (and remember, Portland went 1:20 over their alloted time before picking #22) KP may have had to “settle” for Claver at 22.

That doesn’t mean they don’t like Victor, or that keeping him in Europe for a few years isn’t a good idea. (But his cap hold still counts until after the summer, so the Blazers didn’t gain salary space to use on a FA next month)

I think it’s possible that Claver’s rights could be on the move soon, in a lopsided deal for a PG. Maybe. Also, Chris Monter mentioned that he heard Pendergraph’s name mentioned in trade rumors, on draft night.

So don’t chisel any of these new names onto the Blazer’s fall camp roster, just yet.