俄勒冈州波特兰市——波特兰开拓者队周四在NBA选秀中以第七顺位选中了谢顿·夏普，这给了一个从未在大学里换过衣服的球员一个机会。
来自加拿大的6英尺6英寸边锋夏普是一名五星新兵，曾效力于肯塔基州，但从未为野猫队效力。他原本打算在自己的第一个赛季穿上红衫军，但最终决定宣布参加选秀。
“从高中到大学，不打大学赛季，然后直接进入NBA，”夏普说。“这是一段相当长的旅程，但我刚刚奋斗的每一步都很开心。”
开拓者队还获得了第46和57次选秀权。
在经历了一连串伤病、新教练、前厅部改组和阵容调整的赛季后，开拓者队正在围绕全明星达米安·利拉德重建。
夏普说：“他自己就是一名出色的后卫，他在这个联盟已经有一段时间了，所以我迫不及待地想向他学习。”。
据知情人士透露，波特兰队在选秀前表现活跃，周三从底特律活塞队获得了杰拉米·格兰特。这位不愿透露姓名的人士与美联社进行了交谈，因为双方都没有宣布协议。
NBAVictor谁？温巴尼亚马最有希望在2023年成为第一顺位纽盖特队选择堪萨斯州G队克里斯蒂安·布劳恩和第21顺位芝加哥公牛队选择亚利桑那州后卫戴伦·特里和第18顺位休斯顿选择奥本队的贾巴里·史密斯和第三顺位选择
上赛季大部分时间受伤的利拉德与格兰特一起参加了去年东京奥运会的金牌得主美国队。格兰特上赛季在活塞队的47场比赛中平均拿下19.2分。
开拓者队上赛季以27胜55负结束比赛，创下2005-06赛季以来的最差纪录。很明显，在赛季末，波特兰队在全明星赛后以30分的优势输掉了11场比赛。
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Blazers select Shaedon Sharpe with No. 7 pick in draft
原文：
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Trail Blazers selected Shaedon Sharpe with the seventh pick in the NBA draft on Thursday, taking a chance on a player who never suited up in college.
Sharpe, 6-foot-6 wing from Canada, was a five-star recruit who committed to Kentucky but never played for the Wildcats. He intended on redshirting his first season, but instead decided to declare for the draft.
“Going from high school to college and not playing your college season and then straight to the NBA,” Sharpe said. “It’s quite the journey but every step of the way I’ve just fought and had fun with it.”
The Blazers also had the 46th and 57th picks.
Coming off a season marked by a spate of injuries, a new coach, a front-office shakeup and a roster overhaul, the Blazers are rebuilding around All-Star Damian Lillard.
“He’s a great guard himself and he’s been in this league for some time now, so I just can’t wait to really learn from him,” Sharpe said.
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Portland was active ahead of the draft, acquiring Jerami Grant from the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday, according to a person with knowledge of the situation. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because neither team announced the agreement.
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Lillard, who was injured for much of last season, played with Grant on the gold medal-winning U.S. team at last year’s Tokyo Olympics. Grant averaged 19.2 points in 47 games last season with the Pistons.
The Blazers finished 27-55 last season, their worst record since 2005-06. Clearly eying draft position late in the season, Portland lost 11 games by more than 30 points after the All-Star break.
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