Portland Trail Blazers 2023 Mock Draft Compilation 1.0
Ed Stein
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The Portland Trail Blazers have three picks this year, #s 3, 23, and 43. These are the players headed to Rip City as chosen in mock drafts from across the internet.
The 2023 NBA Finals just ended. Unfortunately, the Portland Trail Blazers season has been over for some time. 2023-24 has already started in the team’s executive offices. Their next big event is the NBA Draft on June 22.
Pacific Northwest Sports has been monitoring the top mock draft. We did all the background work so our readers won’t have to search all over the web to determine who the Portland Trail Blazers will select.
We audited 44 different mock drafts this time around. Twenty of them went through all 60 picks. The sources we use for the mocks may vary from edition to edition, but they are all credible. This time we included ESPN, USA Today, CBS Sports, The Athletic, and more. As Draft Day gets closer, we will increase the number of mock drafts we use.
As a result of the NBA Draft Lottery, the Portland Trail Blazers pick 3rd overall. For now, they own a second first round pick, 23rd overall, acquired from New York in the Josh Hart trade. Additionally, they have a second round pick, which is 43rd overall.
For the Blazers to turn around their recent run of poor seasons and climb back to the top of the Western Conference, it’s essential for General Manager Joe Cronin to get this right. Either with the pick or trading it away,
Last year, Portland selected Shaedon Sharpe sixth overall and Jabari Walker 57th. Both look to have a future with the team. Sharpe is a budding star.