Portland Trail Blazers: 5 options for pick No. 15 in 2017 NBA Draft

T.J. Leaf || PF || 20 years old || 6’10”, 222 lbs.

T.J. Leaf played 35 games at UCLA, averaging 16.3 points, 8.2 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.1 blocks in 29.9 minutes per game. He shot 61.7 percent from the field and 46.6 percent from behind the arc.

NBADraft.net and Gary Parrish of CBS Sports are among the names who believe Leaf will go at 15 to the Blazers.

Leaf is an interesting option for the Blazers considering they first need to address their issues defensively, and scouts aren’t exactly high on Leaf’s potential as a defender. Nevertheless, Leaf is an offensive talent that could be worth taking at 15 if Portland feels the need to add a stretch-4.

Again, the Blazers don’t need another scorer to infringe upon what Damian Lillard, C.J. McCollum and Jusuf Nurkic are able to do offensively. Furthermore, the Blazers shot 37.5 percent from three in the 2017 regular season (sixth in the NBA), which means spacing is the least of their problems.

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But a team can never have too many guys with the uncanny ability to get buckets, and T.J. Leaf gets buckets from almost anywhere on the court. Leaf’s abilities would fit just fine in Portland’s offense.