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Thoughts on Kris Murray to the Portland Trail Blazers

Just like last summer’s thoughts, let’s step back before we dive into Kris Murray’s selection as the 23rd overall pick of the 2023 draft to the Portland Trail Blazers. Take a look at this from Scott Dochterman:

Portland takes Kris Murray with the 23rd pick in the first round.
Murray is the 11th first-round pick in Iowa MBB history and joins his twin brother, Keegan, as the Hawkeyes’ only first-rounders since 1998. He’s the sixth draft selection under coach Fran McCaffery since 2014. pic.twitter.com/C1FIxue8we— Scott Dochterman (@ScottDochterman) June 23, 2023

Kris joins Chuck Darling (1952), John Johnson (1970), Fred Brown (1971), Kevin Kunnert (1973), Ronnie Lester (1980), Roy Marble (1989), B.