Portland Trail Blazers: 2017 NBA Draft grades

With the 20th pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, the Portland Trail Blazers…include this pick in their trade with the Sacramento Kings.

The Portland Trail Blazers went into Thursday looking to A) add some first round talent to shore up their frontcourt, and B) find a way to trade one or two of their picks to alleviate their financial situation.

Trading both the 15th pick and 20th pick (Harry Giles – Duke) to the Sacramento Kings for Zach Collins meets both of those needs.

Playing alongside guys like Damian Lillard, C.J. McCollum and Jusuf Nurkic, Zach Collins projects to be more of a power forward than a center, utilizing his ability to space the floor to provide the Blazers with a stretch-4 threat.

If teams thought the Blazers were great offensively before, adding Collins adds an entirely new dimension to an already potent offense.

And despite being an offensive threat from outside, Collins is an awesome shot-blocker and glass cleaner. On paper, Portland’s interior defense improves adding Collins into their frontcourt.