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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.
15 - Harry Giles - (PF, Freshman, Duke)
20 - Bam Adebayo - (PF, Freshman, Kentucky)
26 - Isaiah Hartestein - (PF, Age: 18, International)
15 - Terrance Ferguson - (SG, Age:19, International)
20 - Rodions Kurucs - (SF, Age:19, International)
26 - Tyler Lydon - (PF, Sophomore, Syracuse)
15 - Ivan Rabb - (PF, Sophomore, Cal)
20 - OG Anunoby - (SF, Sophomore, Indiana)
26 - Donovan Mitchell - (SG, Sophomore, Louisville)
15 - OG Anunoby - (SF, Sophomore, Indiana)
20 - Harry Giles - (PF, Freshman, Duke)
26 - Anzejs Pasecniks - (C, Age:21 , International)
15 - T.J Leaf (PF, Freshman, UCLA)
20 - Kyle Kuzma (SF/PF, Junior, Utah)
26 - Jordan Bell - (PF/C, Junior, Oregon)
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)
15 - Ike Anigobgu - (C, Freshman, UCLA)
20 - Luke Kennard - (SG, Sophomore, Duke)
26 - Ivan Rabb - (PF, Sophomore, Cal)
15 - T.J Leaf (PF, Freshman, UCLA)
20 - Bam Adebayo (PF, Freshman, Kentucky)
26 - P.J Dozier - (PG, Sophomore, South Carolina)
15 - Justin Patton - (C, Red Shirt Freshman,Creighton)
20 - Luke Kennard - (SG, Sophomore, Duke)
26 - Rodions Kurucs - (SF, Age:19, International)
15 - Justin Jackson - (SF, Junior ,North Carolina)
20 - Harry Giles - (PF, Freshman, Duke)
26 - Isaiah Hartestein - (PF, Age: 18, International)
15 - T.J. Leaf - (PF, Freshman, UCLA)
20 - Donovan Mitchell - (SG, Sophomore, Louisville)
26 - Bam Adebayo - (PF, Freshman, Kentucky)
15 - OG Anunoby - (SF, Sophomore, Indiana)
20 - T.J Leaf - (PF, Freshman, UCLA)
26 - Jonathan Jeanne - (C, Age: 19, International)
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?