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Mock Draft Roundup: Portland Picks At Tourney Time

With the 2019 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament underway at various locations all across the country (and playing on various channels that many didn't previously know existed), it seems like an apt opportunity to take a look at the various NBA mock drafts and which players those who follow college basketball the closest have the Trail Blazers selecting.

There doesn't currently seem to be much consensus after the first two picks, some listed currently on the mock drafts will almost certainly go back to school and we're still a ways away from even the non-lottery draft positions being locked in -- which explains why the mocks have Portland selecting anywhere between the 21st and 24th pick --  but since the eyes of just about every front office decision-maker in the NBA is currently paying attention to the college game, we might as well do the same. 

• Jonathan Givony and Mike Schmitz at ESPN.com have the Trail Blazers selecting Brandon Clarke, a 6-8 junior forward from Gonzaga, with the 22nd overall pick...

Clarke is averaging 16.4 points on 69 percent shooting, 8.4 rebounds, 3.1 blocks, 1.8 assists and 1.1 steals in 27.5 minutes per game for the Bulldogs this season.

• Jeremy Woo of SI.com has the Trail Blazers selecting Cam Johnson, a 6-8 senior forward out of North Carolina, with the 23rd overall pick...

Johnson, who played three seasons at Pitt before transferring to UNC for the last two seasons, is averaging 16.9 points on 51 percent shooting from the field and 47 percent shooting from three, 5.8 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.2 steals in 39.8 minutes per game for the Tarheels this season.

• Sam Vecenie of TheAthletic.com has the Trail Blazers selecting Bruno Fernando, a 6-10 sophomore forward/center out of Maryland, with the 22nd overall pick...

Fernando, a native of Angola, is averaging 13.7 points on 61 percent shooting from the field, 10.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.9 blocks in 29.8 minutes per game for the Terrapins this season.

• Reid Forgrave at CBSSports.com has the Trail Blazers selecting Matisse Thybulle, a 6-5 senior guard/forward out of Washington, with the 24th overall pick...

Thybulle averaged 9.3 points on 42 percent shooting from the field and 31 percent shooting from three, 3.1 rebounds, 3.4 steals, 2.3 blocks and 2.1 assists in 31.0 minutes per game for the Huskies during his season season.

• Chris Stone at TheSportingNews.com has the Trail Blazers selecting Kevin Porter, a 6-6 freshman guard/forward out of USC, with the 22nd overall pick...

Porter averaged 9.5 points 47 percent shooting from the field, 42 percent shooting from three and 52 percent shooting from the free throw line, 4.0 rebounds and 1.4 assists for the Trojans this season.

• Jonathan Wasserman at BleacherReport.com has the Trail Blazers selecting Chuma Okeke, a 6-8 sophomore forward out of Auburn, with the 24th overall pick...

Okeke is averaging 11.8 points on 49 percent shooting from the field and 38 percent shooting from three, 6.8 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.8 steals and 1.2 blocks in 29.1 minutes per game for the Tigers this season.

• The folks at NBADraft.net have the Trail Blazers selecting Jaxson Haynes, a 6-11 freshman power forward/center out of Texas, with the 22nd overall pick. Hayes is averaging 10.0 points on 73 percent shooting from the field, 5.9 rebounds and 2.2 blocks in 23.3 minutes per game for the Longhorns this season.

• Brad Rowland at UPROXX.com also has the Trail Blazers selecting Maryland center Bruno Fernando, though he has them doing so with the 23rd overall pick...

They have not.

• Brendon Kleen of Fansided.com has the Trail Blazers selecting Goga Bitadze, a 6-11 center playing for Buducnost VOLI of the ABA Liga league, with the 23rd overall pick...

Bitadze, a 20 year old Georgia (the country, not the state) native, is averaging 16.3 points on 65 percent shooting from two and 44 percent shooting from three, 4.8 rebounds and 2.0 blocks in 24.2 minutes for Buducnost VOLI.