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Blazers' emerging breakout prospect could crack their biggest free agency problem

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The people are saying "Blake Wesley" and they're correct.

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Great teams are built on a foundation of star power. But they often remain standing strong thanks to guys who were found on the scrap heap of the NBA; former top prospects, undrafted free agents, low-risk signings who immediately outperform their contracts which often aren't fully guaranteed. Can Blake Wesley be that guy for the Blazers?

Signed on a minimum deal this offseason after never getting his feet under him in San Antonio, the 22 year-old guard was never a shoo-in to make the roster, but his first week with the Blazers (which includes 6 steals and 11 assists in three games) quickly has fans thinking they may have found a diamond in the rough.