Portland Trail Blazers
(35-15, First in Pacific)
DRAFT PICKS: (None)

1999   D R A F T   C H O I C E S Round Pick Player Pos College

T E A M   S T R E N G T H S Depth Athletic team Rebounding W E A K N E S S E S No go-to-guy C H A N G E S Not many N E E D S "Team-first" mentality N O T E S: Swept by the Spurs in the West finals. Stoudamire & Rider bickered following Game 4 loss Were 23-5 on March 8 and went 12-10 the rest of the way Fifth-highest scoring team in the league (94.8), though no player averaged more than 13.9. Roster included nine players who were taken in lotteries Blazers finished third in the league in rebounding. It marked the 12th consecutive season in which the Blazers have finished in the top five in the league in rebounding Have never participated in the Draft Lottery (Utah - only other team) Were the 4th-least experienced team in the NBA (only Sac, Van and Den had less) Mike Dunleavy was named NBA Coach of the Year 16-1 when they scored 100+ 7-0 when they shot 50% or better Of the team's 15 losses, five were by three or fewer and eight were six or less Have no picks in this year's draft and had none last season Jermaine O'Neal averaged only 8.9 minutes per game. He's a free agent this summer and doesn't turn 21 until October F I R S T   R O U N D   P I C K S   I N   T H E   9 0 ' S 1990 - Alaa Abdelnaby, F (25) 1991 - None 1992 - Dave Johnson, F/G (26) 1993 - James Robinson, G (21) 1994 - Aaron McKie, G (17) 1995 - Shawn Respert, G (8) 1996 - Jermaine O'Neal, F (17) 1997 - Chris Anstey, C/F (18) 1998 - None P L A Y E R S   B Y   P O S I T I O N Small Forwards Stacey Augmon Walt Williams Power Forwards Brian Grant Rasheed Wallace Jermaine O'Neal Centers Arvydas Sabonis Kelvin Cato Carlos Rogers Point Guards Damon Stoudamire Greg Anthony Gary Grant Brian Shaw Shooting Guards Isaiah Rider Jim Jackson Bonzi Wells F R E E   A G E N T S 1999 O'Neal Rider (ETO) Shaw E. Washington Grant 2000 Anthony Stith (ETO) Grant (ETO) Augmon Rogers (ETO) Cato 2001 Jackson Sabonis

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