Portland Trail Blazers 2020 two round mock draft compilation 1.0
Ed Stein
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Isaiah Joe, Arkansas Razorbacks.
Round 2 – 46th overall pick
Of the 23 mock drafts, we used, just nine go into the second round. Different drafters have their own sources and opinions, but plenty can happen in the 30 picks between the Portland’s first and second selections. Trying to figure that out means a consensus is hard to find. Two players came up twice, Grant Riller – 6-3, G, Charleston, senior; and Isaiah Joe – 6-5, G, Arkansas, sophomore.
Others receiving votes include Mason Jones – 6-5, G, Arkansas, sophomore; Payton Pritchard – 6-2, G, Oregon, senior; Tre Jones – 6-3, PG, Duke, freshman; Mimadi Diakite – 6-9, F/C, Virginia; and Killian Tillie – 6-10, F/C, Gonzaga, senior.
Again with how deep Portland Trail Blazers are in the backcourt, it’s hard to believe they draft another guard. Sometimes a team takes the highest player they have on their draft board, regardless of position.
Riller is the small college darling of the draft. A bonafide scorer, he averaged 21.9 points in both his junior and senior seasons.
The interesting player mentioned here is Tillie. He was outstanding when he could get on the court. Unfortunately, frequent injury issues derailed an otherwise great college career. Tillie is highly skilled and can also shoot the three-ball.
One of the things he does very well is, execute the pick and roll. After coming off the pick, he can either slash to the rim or remain outside and bury a three-point shot. The Portland Trail Blazers are a pick and roll team with Lillard. Tillie could add a little extra with his versatility.
Depending on who is available and when it isn’t hard to see scenarios where Portland Trail Blazers either trade up or trade out of round two.
We will be back in mid-September with our next mock draft compilation.