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Every Blazers Draft Pick From the Last Five Years and Where They Are Now

The Portland Trail Blazers' recent draft history has helped them return to relevancy as a playoff team in the Western Conference.
Yang Hansen walks to the stage after being selected as the 16th pick.
Yang Hansen walks to the stage after being selected as the 16th pick. | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

The Portland Trail Blazers did not have a selection in the 2026 NBA Draft, but they have several players from the past five years that have shaped their roster into what it is today.

Out of their seven picks since 2022, four of them are still on the roster going into the 2026-27 season. Here is a look at each of them and where they are now.

Player

Year

Overall Pick

2026-27 Team

Shaedon Sharpe

2022

No. 7

POR

Jabari Walker

2022

No. 57

PHI

Scoot Henderson

2023

No. 3

POR

Kris Murray

2023

No. 23

MEM

Rayan Rupert

2023

No. 43

PHI

Donovan Clingan

2024

No. 7

POR

Yang Hansen

2025

No. 16

POR

Shaedon Sharpe (2022)

Portland Trail Blazers guard Shaedon Sharpe walks off the court after participating in warm ups
Portland Trail Blazers guard Shaedon Sharpe walks off the court after participating in warm ups. | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

Sharpe is entering his second contract with the Blazers, which will last him for the next four years while he makes $90 million. Sharpe has had ups and downs since arriving in Portland as a teenager who did not play at the University of Kentucky, despite being the number one overall recruit in his high school class.

Sharpe started off slow in the league, but he has ultimately grown over the course of the last four years. This past season, he averaged 20.8 points per game for the Blazers, but his role in the 2026-27 campaign should change as he is expected to come off the bench with Ja Morant and Damian Lillard in the starting lineup.

Jabari Walker (2022)

Philadelphia 76ers forward Jabari Walker warms up before the game against the Utah Jazz
Philadelphia 76ers forward Jabari Walker warms up before the game against the Utah Jazz. | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

Walker was a second-round pick by the Blazers out of Colorado, and he spent the first three years of his career in the Pacific Northwest. Walker got a lot of opportunity to play with the NBA club, considering the Blazers were in a bit of a rebuild. The Blazers opted not to bring him back when his contract was up at the end of his third NBA season.

The Sixers signed him to a two-way deal last summer, and he made 64 appearances for the 76ers. Walker was able to turn that contract into a standard deal that will bring him into this upcoming season. Walker is expected to be a depth piece for the Sixers as they try to chase a title after acquiring LeBron James and Jaylen Brown earlier in the offseason.

Scoot Henderson (2023)

Portland Trail Blazers guard Scoot Henderson reacts after scoring a three-point shot against the San Antonio Spurs
Portland Trail Blazers guard Scoot Henderson reacts after scoring a three-point shot against the San Antonio Spurs. | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

Henderson came to the Blazers with a lot of hype as the number three overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. Many expected Henderson to be the team's starting point guard of the future, but he has not lived up to those expectations quite yet.

He was originally expected to come in and replace Lillard, who was in the process of being traded to the Milwaukee Bucks during the 2023 offseason. Henderson has had a lot of growing up to do after arriving in the NBA as a 19-year-old with no college basketball experience.

He was injured for most of the 2025-26 campaign, dealing with a left hamstring tear, but he played in 30 games down the stretch. He ultimately was thrust into the starting lineup for the team's playoff series against the San Antonio Spurs. Having watched Henderson down the stretch in the season, he still has untapped potential for the Blazers.

He goes into the upcoming season as an expected backup behind Morant and Lillard, but he's also approaching a contract year. He will look to produce as much as he can in hopes of landing a long-term deal with Portland.

Kris Murray (2023)

Portland Trail Blazers forward Kris Murray waits for a free throw shot during the first half against the Sacramento Kings
Portland Trail Blazers forward Kris Murray waits for a free throw shot during the first half against the Sacramento Kings. | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

Murray spent his first three seasons with the Blazers as mostly a backup piece. He played in 188 games for the Blazers across three seasons, making 50 starts and averaging 5.3 points per game. He was traded back in June to the Memphis Grizzlies, along with Jerami Grant, for Morant.

Rayan Rupert (2023)

Memphis Grizzlies guard/forward Rayan Rupert reacts after making a basket
Memphis Grizzlies guard/forward Rayan Rupert reacts after making a basket. | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

Rupert was a second-round pick by the Blazers in 2023, and he quickly signed a contract with the team. He was with the Blazers until earlier this year, before they cut him in favor of his fellow French national teammate Sidy Cissoko.

Rupert played with the Grizzlies for the remainder of the 2025-26 campaign, appearing for them 16 times and averaging 12.2 points per game. In early July, Rupert signed a two-way deal with the 76ers, reuniting him with his former teammate Jabari Walker. Now he will look to compete for a chance to get NBA rotation time.

Donovan Clingan (2024)

Portland Trail Blazers center Donovan Clingan reaches for a loose ball during the first half
Portland Trail Blazers center Donovan Clingan reaches for a loose ball during the first half. | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

Clingan is going into his third NBA season with the Blazers after acting as their starting center for the past two years. Clingan is expected to be the Blazers' center of the future, especially if he performs well in the upcoming season.

Clingan is eligible for a contract extension next offseason, and if he averages a double-double like he did this past season, Portland will likely look to give him that long-term security.

Yang Hansen (2025)

Yang Hansen reacts during warm ups before the Trail Blazers play against the LA Clippers
Yang Hansen reacts during warm ups before the Trail Blazers play against the LA Clippers. | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

Yang is still early in his career after being the 16th overall pick in the 2025 NBA draft. He spent most of the year with the Rip City Remix and the G League, but struggled when he was in the NBA. In 43 appearances for the Blazers this past season, he averaged 2.2 points per game.

Yang is still a long-term prospect for the Blazers, but with Clingan playing as well as he has, his chances of becoming a long-term piece for Portland are slowly beginning to fade.

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Jeremy Brener
JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is the publisher for Portland Trail Blazers On SI. He previously served as an editor and writer for Blazer's Edge for three years. He graduated from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener.

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