The Portland Trail Blazers landed themselves a point guard of the future with the third overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft last June. Scoot Henderson, at the age of 19, appears to be specially designed for the NBA, already possessing elite vision, passing and athleticism. Those skills have prompted many to suggest the G-League Ignite star would have gone number one this year, if not for the French phenom that is Victor Wembanyama.
Henderson joins a Blazers roster that skewed young the second Adam Silver read his name out at the draft, as it prompted the eventual departure of franchise cornerstone Damian Lillard.