Portland Trail Blazer Draft Grades

Taking a look around the league I've found some very differing opinions on how well Portland did in the 2009 NBA draft.I will add more throughout the day but here's what I found so far: Chad Ford, ESPN - Grade: B- Analysis: I love the aggressive way Blazers GM Kevin Pritchard approaches the draft -- even before it began this year, he made two trades to reposition his team. But I'm not in love with his picks this time around. Claver has real upside and could be a good pick down the road, but he isn't exactly Rudy Fernandez, and he's going to have to make a big leap to make it. Pendergraph is solid but stiff, while Cunningham is talented but undersized and Mills is fast as lightning and a good scorer but small and not a great distributor. NBADraft.Net - Grade: A- The Blazers already had a loaded roster, so they weren't looking to add much right now. Claver has a lot of talent and won't require a contract for a few years. Pendergraph and Cunningham are both solid value prospects to stow ... (link)