Portland Trail Blazers General Manager Joe Cronin spoke effusively on Shaedon Sharpe, who the team drafted with the seventh pick in Thursday night’s 2022 NBA Draft.
Cronin confirmed his staff had pursued all possible uses for the pick, whether it be trading up, out or down of the draft. However, he said the franchise believed in the 19-year-old who he said would be able to compete next season.
“This time we worked the phones so diligently from the post combine on on trade discussions, player swaps, pick swaps, while continually evaluating the draft.