Will their starting power forward even make it to opening night?
Along with the Utah Jazz, the Portland Trail Blazers seem like the only Western Conference team that is all-in on tanking ahead of what could be a legendary 2025 NBA Draft, presumably set to be led by Duke freshman power forward Cooper Flagg, Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball wing Nolan Traore, and Rutgers shooting guard Dylan Harper.
The team's best player, power forward Jerami Grant, remains — perhaps inscrutably — still on its roster, as Portland seemingly awaits a possible trade. Assuming Grant, currently checking out the U.S. Open in New York, remains a Blazer heading into a doomed 2024-25 season, he is no doubt set to have a solid individual year once again, when he'll be turning 31.
Surprisingly, the 6-foot-9 Dayton product had a stronger rookie season than first round pick Keegan Murray on both ends of the floor. Camara was selected with the No. 52 pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, and emerged as a solid defensive option. Murray may have been considered the better prospect heading into the draft, but Camara seems to have earned the rotational edge heading into 2024-25.
In 70 games , Camara averaged 7.5 points while slashing a far more efficient .450/.337/.758, 4.9 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.5 rejections across 24.8 minutes.The 6-foot-8 Iowa product was selected with the No. 23 pick last summer, and had a fairly uneven debut season. Across 62 contests , Murray averaged 6.1 points on .396/.268/.661 shooting splits, 3.6 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 0.9 steals per bout, in 21.7 minutes.
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