The Portland Trail Blazers are early in their rebuilding process, and we should wait to see the finished product before rushing to judgment on general manager Joe Cronin. However, the Blazers are missing one glaring aspect of rebuilding, which successful teams like the Oklahoma City Thunder have implemented.
Portland has landed promising players with All-Star potential in the past two drafts. Shaedon Sharpe was taken by the Blazers at pick No. 7 in 2022, while Scoot Henderson was selected No. 3 overall in 2023. However, outside of those two players, the Blazers’ critical error in this rebuilding process has been not focusing enough on the draft. Specifically, the Blazers
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