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Why the Portland Trail Blazers selected Kris Murray in the first round of the NBA Draft



The Portland Trail Blazers selected Kris Murray in the first round of the 2023 NBA Draft. Mike Richmond, host of Locked On Blazers, joins Jourdan Black to discuss how Murray fits with the Blazers.

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22 Comments

  1. Dame needs to go. There isn't one or two players that will make us any more competitive than when CJ was on the team

  2. Do people forget that Dame and CJ were drafted after 4 years and still improved every year? Your physical prime in the NBA is usually 27-29 and the mental+physical prime can be 29-31. So calling these 23 year olds capped out on potential makes absolutely no sense.

  3. Dame will stay. He'll play with Scoot and Sharpe. They'll be excellent together. Everything else is gossip and idle chatter.

  4. I cant believe I actually said the Blazers would draft Kris at pick 23 before the 13th pick
    Good fit imo

  5. i knew kkris was good but didnt realize he averaged 20 and 7 this last year and had a 11 point jump from the season before

  6. This isn't the perfect comp, but he reminds me of Battier. Average athlete that performs on D with length, instincts and IQ. Battier was a better shot, but Kris has promise there.

  7. Scoot, welcome to Portland. Im happy to see you in por franchise but I feel dissapointed too because we Dont have any good offer for pick 3 to help Dame to Stay here for years. Bad luck in injuries amb bad decissions from GM made the disaster. Dame is Time

  8. I like a lot of Mike's takes, but if you're keeping this pick? This was the most Lillard-oriented player on the board. He is potentially a rotation player on a playoff team year one. You picked floor over ceiling at a position of rotational need.

  9. Everyone’s miffed about the lack of direction for the team, but forgets what the ownership directed management to do with the 2019 WCF team.

    Why should they build with a 33 y/o Lillard when they disrespected a 28 y/o Lillard in his prime? They’re just using him to fill seats. Money over Results.

    To shut off the money tap and to hard-cap the team, they’ll resign players first (Grant and Thybulle) to deplete the available salary space for high-end talent, like they did for the past 4 years.

    How stupid do they think Dame is? As stupid as they think we are? That isn’t going to work.

  10. The Blazers had an incredible draft from a value and talent standpoint and all Portland media members want to do is point put how the fit with Dame doesn't work. Since when does drafting for fit over best player lead to successful team building? Blazers had an A+ draft and I'm grateful we finally have a competent GM willing to make the best decisions for the team. This draft is a HUGE win for the Blazers franchise

  11. I’m so SICK of the “Dame Drama.” Every week, something new keeps popping up on IG.

    Dame knows exactly what he’s doing. I love Dame Lillard. But I’m dang sick of all these IG poets where he virtue signals something about wanting to go elsewhere.

    Joe, trade the man. Get as many picks as you can and a player that can help Portland.

    Complete your first round pick issue with Chicago. Move on.

    I’m so sick of the “Dame Drama.”

  12. Great draft. Love Scoot n Murray. Scoot going to be a Superstar. Add Sharpe, Watford, Walker to Dame is going to be awesome. With the new CBA you have to tread lightly. This will be a GREAT team in 2 years. Trust me. In Cronin n Schmitz we TRUST

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