Hot Diggity! A year after having the worst overall record and having to settle for the number 4 pick in the 2006 draft, the Portland Trailblazers overcame their lowly 5.3% odds and cashed in on the NBA Lottery receiving the number one overall pick in next months draft. This will give them the opportunity to pick up either Greg Oden or Kevin Durant. With last years drafting of Rookie of the Year Brandon Roy, this will give the Blazers a chance build on their already solid, although extremely young, nucleus of talent. As it just so happens, the two biggest holes in the Blazers game this year were at small forward(Durant) and center(Oden). Personally I think Durant would be a better choice right now, as he'd give the Blazers another option for backcourt scoring besides Brandon Roy and fill a more immediate need, but at the same time, a center with as much upside as Oden doesn't come around too often. It's tough to go wrong on this one. In addition to the basketball talent both of these players would bring to the team, they're both extremely marketable for the team and the league which will hopefully bring alot more support to the Blazers from the community.
Not surprisingly, several teams have been shopping around for a trade with Portland to get the first pick, but GM Kevin Pritchard seems set on holding on to the pick, saying "I don't think anything is iron-clad, but I think these guys are really special. This is a real-deal draft."
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