{"id":438385,"date":"2023-06-22T21:54:17","date_gmt":"2023-06-23T01:54:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/ca\/?post_type=news&#038;p=438385"},"modified":"2023-06-22T21:54:17","modified_gmt":"2023-06-23T01:54:17","slug":"scoot-henderson-becomes-blazers-player-with-3rd-pick","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/scoot-henderson-becomes-blazers-player-with-3rd-pick\/","title":{"rendered":"Scoot Henderson becomes Blazers player with 3rd pick"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Portland Trail Blazers used the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> overall pick at the draft to add guard Scoot Henderson to the roster.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Scoot Henderson is selected 3rd overall by the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/trailblazers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@trailblazers<\/a> in the 2023 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NBADraft?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#NBADraft<\/a> presented by State Farm!<\/p>\n<p>LIVE on ABC\/ESPN <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RMNl2GOfc6\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/RMNl2GOfc6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBA (@NBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA\/status\/1672039048670527488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 23, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Scoot and Brandon Miller were projected to be the number 2 and the number 3 picks at the 2023 NBA Draft as happened, but no one was sure which would be picked ahead of them.<\/p>\n<p>Charlotte Hornets picked Miller 2<sup>nd,<\/sup> so that left Portland with Scoot. Henderson will be part of a very young team, including last season&#8217;s 7<sup>th<\/sup> overall pick, Shaedon Sharpe, and the guard Anfernee Simons who is 24 years old.<\/p>\n<p>Scoot played for the last 2 years in the G League, as he scored almost 17 points per game. He also had more than 5 boards and 6 assists per match in 19 clashes in the past campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Portland is led by superstar Damian Lillard, whose name is speculated about a trade. The chances of that happening now are very high as the franchise can decide to cash on his value as they had at the moment young core that can&#8217;t compete for the championship.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;A dog that&#8217;s gonna come in and be hungry.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>3rd overall pick Scoot Henderson of the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/trailblazers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@trailblazers<\/a> on what fans can expect from him!<\/p>\n<p>Watch the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NBADraft?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#NBADraft<\/a> presented by State Farm LIVE on ABC\/ESPN. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4jjxqE4CZe\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/4jjxqE4CZe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBA (@NBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA\/status\/1672044528948191232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 23, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Portland Trail Blazers used the 3rd overall pick at the draft to add guard Scoot Henderson to the roster. 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