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A Reason To Not Draft Any Of These Guys

Flashback to 2013, the last time Portland was in the Lottery. There was quite a bit of discussion about what Portland should do with the number 10 pick, and well, I have to say I pretty much nailed this. You may notice a certain CJ McCollum and Giannis Antetokounmpo are not mentioned, clearly the best two players in that draft. (as long as we ignore Rudy Gobert)

So with the Blazers just outside the lottery, lets do this thing again. Players ranked 1-15 on DraftExpress, and a reason to not draft any of them:

1. Markelle Fultz

Are you kidding me? You want to draft a guy who lost 13 straight games in the Pac 12? The so called number 1 pick lost to Washington State twice; no team has done that since the war.

2.Lonzo Ball

Are you kidding me? LaVar's Thing #1. A player who's jump shot looks like he is trying to swat a pesky fly. Sources are unclear if he is even legally allowed to leave the city of Los Angeles.

3. Josh Jackson

Are you kidding me? The guy shoots free throws like Andre Roberson trying to minimize the amount of time he has to spend around Westbrook. Attended the Shawn Marion school of shooting and then forgot most of the lessons.

4. Jayson Tatum

Are you kidding me? Just what everyone is looking for, the next Carmelo but without the colligate success. Plus he has a useless Y in his name, total millennial move.

5. De'Aaron Fox

Are you kidding me? He's so skinny I think Kevin Durant could bench press him. He probably isn't strong enough to even shoot an NBA three, which is fine since he made less than 25% in college.

6. Malik Monk

Are you kidding me? It's like he realized scorning is fun and decided he would do nothing else. He may actually be allergic to rebounding. And passing. And defense.

7. Jonathan Isaac

Are you kidding me? He's got the height of a center with the frame of a ballet dancer. If he played ten years ago, I'm pretty sure Shaq would have eaten him. He did help his team lose by a mere 25 points to Xavier though.

8. Dennis Smith

Are you kidding me? Another "lottery pick" who was able to Not lead his team to the NCAA tournament. He did have only 6 turnovers in a 51 point loss to the national champions though. You can't find that production in the 2nd round.

9. Lauri Markkanen

Are you kidding me? The Finnish Fish® is the epitome of the soft Euro big. He's got a sweet shot but rebounds like he's scared of other players sweat. He makes Kelley Olynyk look like a good defensive option.

10. Zach Collins

Are you kidding me? A 7' All American played in the WCC and couldn't get a double-double all year until the Final 4? Also his career high for assists is 2.

11. Frank Ntilikina

Are you kidding me? I'm not even sure this is a real person. He's described as a Point Guard who is bothered by ball pressure because he doesn't have a great dribble. That's a pretty important part of the job.

12. Donovan Mitchell

Are you kidding me? A shooting guard that can't shoot. He's also only 6'3" but apparently with wingspan and athleticism that allows him to "play much bigger than his size." Yeah, I tell my tinder dates the same thing.

13. OG Anunoby

Are you kidding me? A huge athlete that could hardly rebound, or pass, or even score much. He sure looks like a basketball player though. It's also handy to be injured during the draft process, then teams just have to assume you are as athletic as others say you are.

14. Justin Jackson

Are you kidding me? This guy really wanted to prove he could shoot 3s. So he did. 9 times in the title game, missing them all. He's the classic big man who wants to be a guard only because it's easier to cast 3's than bang down low.

15. Ike Anigbogu

Are you kidding me? Apparently he played for UCLA this year, but I don't think Steve Alford knew that because he hardly used him. In a single game he grabbed a career high 9 rebounds and fouled out it 13 minutes. That’s borderline lottery efficiency right there.

If that's not bad enough, there are two more picks for Olshey to use on the scrap heap.