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Trail Blazers draft pick is sliding into bust status in 2026

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The Portland Trail Blazers have gone about their rebuild in a somewhat unconventional way, landing the majority of their key building blocks via trade rather than through the draft. Overall, they haven't necessarily struggled in the draft, but there are a few picks that they should want to take back.

Yang Hansen and Rayan Rupert come to mind. But it seems premature to definitively declare a 20-year-old Hansen a bust after playing just 16 games. Meanwhile, the opportunity cost of missing on Rupert isn't steep considering he was Portland's No. 43 overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft.