The Trail Blazers should draft Bennedict Mathurin: The definitive case

Two days before the NBA draft and I'm calling my shot. The Portland Trail Blazers should draft Arizona's Benn Mathurin with the No, 7 pick in the draft. I walk you through how I landed on Mathurin with my personal Top 12 Big Board, agonizing over AJ Griffin and Dyson Daniels and then finally why Mathurin is the guy for me. It's simple really: Shooting, athleticism, size to likely play on the wing and a relatively stable floor with a high-likelihood of being a productive NBA player. All that led me to Mathurin. That's the pick for me. Finally, we close the show with a look at the Locked On NBA mock draft where I discuss all the trades I failed to make and how I eventually landed on Mathurin in that draft as well. It's a good exercise for thinking about how hard it might be for the Blazers to pull off a solid trade on draft night, but gosh knows they'll try, and probably will have more success than a local podcaster. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices