Justin Jackson, Portland Trail Blazers, NBA Draft (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)
The Portland Trail Blazers should be considered spectators for the 2021 NBA Draft tonight, considering that the team doesn’t own a pick in either round.
An easy way for the Blazers to acquire affordable contributors would be to find a way to insert themselves back in the draft, but I wouldn’t expect General Manager Neil Olshey to scheme up a way to accomplish that.
This isn’t a knock on the GM per say, at least not what he’s capable of in the present moment, but rather a realistic look at Portland’s assets and what they can pull off with their current war chest.