Published 6/21/2009
by Cameron Jerde
at Bleacher Report - NBA
This is the third and final installment in my Draft Day Game Plan mini series. We've already discussed the Trail Blazers' needs at the point and the three.
Now it comes time to search for a backup power forward, a missing link, to fully complete the Blazers' roster.
First, let's look through the NBA Draft.
If you don't know Blake Griffin's name, or who he is, than you probably don't watch college basketball. Griffin, who will more than likely be the first pick in Thursday's NBA draft was the best player in college basketball this season.
A dominant big-man, he tied the NCAA record with 30 double-doubles in his sophomore season.
There is no way in hell that the Blazers will be able to trade for Blake Griffin unless Kevin Pritchard cuts off both his arms and legs, and sells the Clippers his first-born child.
What other notable power forwards are in the NBA draft this year?
Arizona's Jordan Hill, North Carolina's Tyler Hansbrough, Pittsburgh's DeJuan Blair, Wake Forest's James Johnson, and ...
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