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Portland Trail Blazers selects Austin Rivers SG Duke
I believe Austin is in the best situation all around even for marketing purposes. For starters Oregon is Nike Mecca. Austin played for Duke who so happens to come out of the Nike factory. Signature shoes all over the state of Oregon, which will fly to the Sunshine state to blossom elsewhere around the country. Brandon Roy NEEDS an heir apparent to carry on his legacy from the SG spot. Jamal Crawford is still there as the 6th man who would not mind at all, to pass on the torch to become the package as the man off the bench, to become a full time starter for the organization after he takes the tutelage. "The curse of knees" will not become a problem for Austin, because I am sure he will be strapped up like car seats with any type of leg equipment, ala Derrick Rose to keep himself fresh.