Adding talent on the wing has been a goal of the Trail Blazers for the past few seasons. And thanks to an unexpected drop down the draft board, they moved closer to achieving that goal.
With the 25th pick, the Trail Blazers selected 6-7 freshman forward Nassir Little out of North Carolina. Little, who averaged 9.6 points on 48 percent shooting from the field and 27 percent shooting from three, 4.6 rebounds, 0.7 assists, 0.5 blocks and 0.5 steals in 18.2 minutes per game this season, wasn't expected to be available with the 25th pick.
But when the 25th pick came and Little, a Top 10 prep recruit out of Orlando Christian Prep who was the MVP of both the McDonald's All-American Game and the Jordan Brand Classic, was still on the board, the Trail Blazers didn't hesitate.