I decided to look across the various mock drafts to see who the Blazers would reasonably have a chance at if they stay at their current positions. With nine mock drafts (including all of the ones referenced here, plus a few others). The end result? Don't count on getting Andre Drummond (or Kidd-Gilchrist, or Robinson); they, along with the obvious Anthony Davis, were gone before the six spot in every mock draft (the one who had us picking him has been updated).
More details and the full lottery chart below the jump.
Not surprisingly, everyone has Anthony Davis at #1. After that, there is basically a four-way tie for number 2 between the players mentioned above and Bradley Beal (although two drafts have him sliding to 6th). Harrison Barnes is the near consensus sixth, but various mock drafts have the blazers grabbing someone else who better fits a need (Henson, Lillard and Rivers). After that there is, well, not so much consensus. Assuming CW is right, this suggests that keeping the 6 pick vs. 7 could be important (and trading up even to 5 might be hard). Anyway, here is the full chart for your viewing enjoyment:
| Player | Average Position | Best Position | Worst Position | Times available at 6 | Times available at 11 |
| Anthony Davis | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Kidd-Gilchrist | 3.11 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Robinson | 3.44 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Bradley Beal | 3.89 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Andre Drummond | 4.00 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Harrison Barnes | 5.89 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Jared Sullinger | 9.67 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 3 |
| John Henson | 10.50 | 6 | 15 | 9 |
5 |
| Perry Jones | 10.78 | 7 | 19 | 9 | 4 |
| Tyler Zeller | 10.89 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 6 |
| Damian Lillard | 11.11 | 6 | 17 | 9 | 4 |
| Austin Rivers | 12.22 | 6 | 17 | 9 | 6 |
| Jeremy Lamb | 12.67 | 7 | 24 | 9 | 6 |
| Kendall Marshall | 13.13 | 8 | 19 | 9 |
6 |
| Meyers Leonard | 14.71 | 11 | 21 | 9 |
9 |
| Terrence Jones | 14.75 | 9 | 24 | 9 |
6 |
| Arnett Moultrie | 16.00 | 13 | 23 | 9 |
9 |
| Moe Harkless | 19.14 | 8 | 24 | 9 |
8 |
| Dion Waiters | 19.63 | 8 | 27 | 9 |
8 |
Mock drafts used: draftexpress.com, nbadraft.net, CBS Sportsline (Goodman), ESPN (Chad Ford, lottery only), Sporting News (via masslive.com), HoopsWorld.com, SB Nation (Ziller, lottery only), TheBigLead(McIntyre), The Dream Shake (Martin)
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