Since the dawn of the new millennium, the Portland Trail Blazers have experienced more than their fair share of ecstasy and agony from the NBA Draft. While the search for a reliable big man continues to elude them, their guard selection has been among the league’s best. Testifying to the point, Frank Urbina of HoopsHype.com ranked two of those guard selections among the top fifteen rookies since the year 2000. Brandon Roy of the class of 2006 and Damian Lillard of the class of 2012 both charted in the rankings.
Brandon Roy and Damian Lillard scored highly in a hoopsHype ranking of the top rookies of the 21st century.
