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Portland Trail Blazers Mock Draft Roundup

The Blazers have three first-round picks in 2017. Here’s who experts think they’ll grab.

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On June 22, the Portland Trail Blazers will decide how to use their three first-round picks in the 2017 NBA Draft. The Blazers enter the evening holding numbers 15, 20, and 26. Let’s take a look at how experts predict the Blazers will use them, in search of a trend or consensus.

The Predictions

Here is what 14 mock drafts have predicted for the Trail Blazers on draft day.

Chad Ford ESPN.com 6.0

15 - Harry Giles - (PF, Freshman, Duke)

20 - Bam Adebayo - (PF, Freshman, Kentucky)

26 - Isaiah Hartestein - (PF, Age: 18, International)

SB Nation

15 - Terrance Ferguson - (SG, Age:19, International)

20 - Rodions Kurucs - (SF, Age:19, International)

26 - Tyler Lydon - (PF, Sophomore, Syracuse)

BleacherReport

15 - Ivan Rabb - (PF, Sophomore, Cal)

20 - OG Anunoby - (SF, Sophomore, Indiana)

26 - Donovan Mitchell - (SG, Sophomore, Louisville)

DraftExpress

15 - OG Anunoby - (SF, Sophomore, Indiana)

20 - Harry Giles - (PF, Freshman, Duke)

26 - Anzejs Pasecniks - (C, Age:21 , International)

NBADraft,net

15 - T.J Leaf (PF, Freshman, UCLA)

20 - Kyle Kuzma (SF/PF, Junior, Utah)

26 - Jordan Bell - (PF/C, Junior, Oregon)

CBS Sports

Foregrave -

15 - Donovan Mitchell - (SG, Sophomore, Louisville)

20 - Harry Giles - (PF, Freshman, Duke)

26 - Jawun Evans - (PG, Sophomore, Oklahoma State)

Parrish -

15 - T.J Leaf (PF, Freshman, UCLA)

20 - Harry Giles - (PF, Freshman, Duke)

26 - Jonathan Jeanne - (C, Age: 19, International)

Sports Illustrated

15 - Ike Anigobgu - (C, Freshman, UCLA)

20 - Luke Kennard - (SG, Sophomore, Duke)

26 - Ivan Rabb - (PF, Sophomore, Cal)

HoopsHype

15 - T.J Leaf (PF, Freshman, UCLA)

20 - Bam Adebayo (PF, Freshman, Kentucky)

26 - P.J Dozier - (PG, Sophomore, South Carolina)

Tankathon.com

15 - Justin Patton - (C, Red Shirt Freshman,Creighton)

20 - Luke Kennard - (SG, Sophomore, Duke)

26 - Rodions Kurucs - (SF, Age:19, International)

Fox Sports

15 - Justin Jackson - (SF, Junior ,North Carolina)

20 - Harry Giles - (PF, Freshman, Duke)

26 - Isaiah Hartestein - (PF, Age: 18, International)

NBADraftroom.com

15 - T.J. Leaf - (PF, Freshman, UCLA)

20 - Donovan Mitchell - (SG, Sophomore, Louisville)

26 - Bam Adebayo - (PF, Freshman, Kentucky)

Draftsite.com

15 - OG Anunoby - (SF, Sophomore, Indiana)

20 - T.J Leaf - (PF, Freshman, UCLA)

26 - Jonathan Jeanne - (C, Age: 19, International)

MyNBAdraft.com

15 - Jarrett Allen - (C, Freshman, Texas)

20 - Terrance Ferguson - (SG, Age:19, International)

26 - Rodions Kurucs - (SF, Age:19, International)

Putting It Together

Here’s how the numbers play out for the most common player chosen at each spot:

15 - T.J Leaf - (PF, Freshman, UCLA) - four votes, OG Anunoby - (SF, Sophomore, Indiana) - two votes.

20 - Harry Giles - (PF, Freshman, Duke) - four votes, Bam Adebayo - (PF, Freshman, Kentucky) - two votes, Luke Kennard - (SG, Sophomore, Duke) - two votes.

26 - Rodions Kurucs - (SF, Age: 19, International) - two votes, Jonathan Jeanne - (C, Age: 19, International) - two votes, Isaiah Hartenstein - (PF, Age: 18, International) - two votes.

Your Opinion

The websites have spoken. According to these mocks drafts, the most common selections for this years draft will be T.J. Leaf at 15, Harry Giles at 20, and one of the three international players—Rodions Kurucs, Jonathon Jeanne, or Isaiah Hartenstein—at 26.

What are your thoughts about this hypothetical draft? While you’re figuring that out, stay tuned for the Blazer’s Edge mock draft, coming next week. Who will your favorite writers predict for the Blazers and the rest of the NBA?