Portland Trail Blazers 2023 Final Mock Draft Compilation
Ed Stein
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Round 2, 43rd overall
We audited 24 mock drafts that went both rounds. There are plenty of variables out there that make selecting a player at this point difficult.
Midway through the second round, it’s usually hard to find much agreement on anyone. Still, three mocks each had the Portland Trail Blazers taking 6-6 Penn State wing Seth Lundy and 6-10 power forward Tristan Vukcevic from KK Partisan of the Serbian League.
“A stretch big man who can hit multiple three-point shots a game, Tristan Vukcevic has a chance to be one of the better picks in the second round of this draft. Outside of Jusuf Nurkic, the Trail Blazers don’t have much frontcourt talent, and Nurkic’s future could become questionable this upcoming season. Vukcevic is a young, modern-day big man the Blazers could build with and develop moving forward.“
– Brett Siegel, Clutch Points
Three prospects had two selections each: Terquavion Smith, 6-4, guard, NC State; Keyontae Johnson, 6-4, guard, Kansas State; and Jordan Walsh, 6-7, W, Arkansas.
Other players projected to the Portland Trail Blazers in the second round: Adama Sanogo, 6-9 F/C, Uconn; Chris Livingston, 6-7, wing, Kentucky; Colby Jones, 6-5, guard, Xavier, Colin Castleton, 6-11, center, Florida; Emoni Bates, 6-10, F/C, Eastern Michigan, Jalen Wilson, F, 6-7, Kansas; Julian Strawther, 6-7, W, Gonzaga; Kobe Brown, 6-8, PF/C, Missouri; Marcus Sasser, 6-1, G Houston; Mouhamed Gueye, 6-11, F/C, Washington State; Olivier Maxine-Prosper, 6-8, forward, Marquette; Rayan Rupert, 6-7, guard, New Zealand Breakers; and Sidy Cissoko, 6-8, F, G-League Ignite.
Who do you think the Portland Trail Blazers will draft this year?