With the exception of center, the Blazers are pretty well set with their starting 5, and they just spent a lottery pick on a center, Meyers Leonard, last draft. It's depth at all positions that the Blazers need, their bench was one of the worst in the league last year. Muhammad would give them a scoring punch off the bench and the ability to play small, with Nic Batum at power forward and LaMarcus Aldridge at center.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, SG Georgia So. (6-6, 204)
Though Will Barton showed flashes for the Blazers last season, they could still be looking for depth at shooting guard. The one problem here is that Caldwell-Pope's skill set really duplicates that of Wes Matthews, a shooter and defender. The Blazers might want to find a guard that compliments Matthews better of the bench.
C.J. McCollom, SG Lehigh Sr. (6-3, 197)
C.J. McCollom might be that guard, his slashing and overall scoring repertoire would be nice change of pace behind Matthews off the bench. The Blazers bench really struggled scoring, something bringing in McCollom could really help. Give him the ball and tell him to get buckets and you have a potential Sixth Man of the Year in McCollom.
Cody Zeller, C Indiana So. (7-0, 230)
The back up to Aldridge by seasons end was Joel "9.37 PER" Freeland, so the Blazers should really be looking for front court depth. Zeller is polished, skilled and should be able to provide some scoring and rebounding off the bench and even close out games with Aldridge at center.
Steven Adams, C Pittsburgh Fr. (7-0, 255)
Even though the Blazers took Leonard last draft, he didn't exactly set the world on fire in his first year, so the Blazers may look to upgrade. Adams has the exact same issues as Leonard, physically gifted: big, long, long and mobile, but also very very raw offensively. If the Blazers expect Adams to be much better than Leonard, they'll be disappointed.
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