In many drafts, Scoot Henderson could have been the No. 1 pick. But in 2023, Henderson entered the draft alongside Victor Wembanyama and a Charlotte Hornets team that didn’t want to pair him with fellow point guard LaMelo Ball.
That allowed the Portland Trail Blazers to take Henderson, an ideal player to take the torch from Damian Lillard as he likely has reached the end of his tenure with the franchise.
Henderson is arguably the best player the Blazers have drafted since Lillard and he could develop into a franchise guy, but he has some flaws that need to be fixed.