What the Portland Trail Blazers will do with the third pick in the 2023 NBA Draft remains a mystery. Will they trade it, along with other future assets, to add a star veteran and build a win-now roster? Will they keep it and risk Damian Lillard wanting to leave Portland? The answer may be neither: the answer may simply be Scoot Henderson.
At first glance, Henderson is all the things Portland doesn’t need. A 6-foot-2 guard who could get exposed on defense. Ball-dominant. 19 years old. A poor outside shooter.
All those things are true at the moment.