NBA Draft: Blazers plan to use both first-round picks
Whatever offers the Portland Trail Blazers have received for their first-round draft picks, they haven’t been enough. According to a tweet from Portland Oregonian beat writer Jason Quick, new Blazer GM Neil Olshey plans to take advantage of what is considered to be a fairly deep and talented draft pool.
Blazers GM Neil Olshey on Monday says he intends on using both the 6th and 11th pick in Thursday's draft—
Jason Quick (@jwquick) June 25, 2012
Olshey said decision to use both picks is reflection of offers received for the picks and how much Blazers value who they can get in draft—
Jason Quick (@jwquick) June 25, 2012
The most recent SI mock draft has the Blazers picking Connecticut center Andre Drummond at #6 and North Carolina point guard Kendall Marshall at #11. The Blazers have a need at both positions, especially with incumbent point guard Raymond Felton open to testing the free agent waters once his contract expires on July 1.
