Portland Trail Blazers

Martell Webster is only 18, but the Trail Blazers' rookie is mature beyond his years thanks to a wise old lady who raised him after the mysterious disappearance of his mother

A turnaround is tied to how quickly all the young players develop

Ian Thomsen predicts that a handful of high schoolers (five) and a flock of foreigners (eight) will be taken in the first round on June 28

Until teams can control or unload players who behave badly, the league will suffer in the public's eyes

Not even a shot-swatting solid citizen at center can hold this gang together