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2017 NBA Draft: 10 things I think will happen on draft night

By Michael Saenz

Jun 23, 2016; New York, NY, USA; A general view of a video board displaying all thirty draft picks in the first round of the 2016 NBA Draft at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 23, 2016; New York, NY, USA; A general view of a video board displaying all thirty draft picks in the first round of the 2016 NBA Draft at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 18, 2015; Portland, OR, USA; Portland Trail Blazers General Manager Neil Olshey prevents Trail Blazers’ guard Damian Lillard (0) from sliding into the seats at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter. Mandatory Credit: Jaime Valdez-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 18, 2015; Portland, OR, USA; Portland Trail Blazers General Manager Neil Olshey prevents Trail Blazers’ guard Damian Lillard (0) from sliding into the seats at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter. Mandatory Credit: Jaime Valdez-USA TODAY Sports /

Portland Moves One Of Their Bad Contracts – Probably To The Nets

The Portland Trail Blazers have three first-round picks in this year’s NBA Draft, but I don’t think they want to head home with three players after Thursday night. Instead, look for the Blazers to try to attach one or two of those first-rounders to one of their big contracts in order to gain more flexibility ahead of the summer.

There are a number of teams that can take on a bad contract in exchange for a first-rounder, but the one team that makes the most sense is probably the Brooklyn Nets. They’re in need of talent and have a ton of cap space.

If the Nets take on a player like Evan Turner or Myers Leonard in addition to a first-round pick or two, it’s hard seeing the Nets not, at the very least, entertaining the move.