The Blazers have the Nos. 7 and 14 picks in the lottery this year.
Patton predicts that Portland will draft small forward Matas Buzelis of the now-defunct G League Ignite with its first pick in the draft, the No. 7 selection. During 26 regular season contests for the G League Ignite, he averaged 14.3 points on inefficient shooting splits of .448/.273/.679, 6.9 rebounds, 2.1 blocks, two assists and 0.8 steals a night.
"His upside is tremendous and developing alongside Scoot Henderson, Shaedon Sharpe and center DeAndre Ayton a young core could be brewing in Rip City," Patton continues. "Portland doubles up on wings in this mock, for good reason. It’s a huge area of concern for this team in the short term and the long term. If Williams is available at 14, the Blazers have to take a shot on the upside," Patton writes.
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