After enduring years of bad fortune and slight missteps in draft order and execution, the Portland Trail Blazers might have finally gotten a break. The Blazers earned the 7th overall selection in the 2024 NBA Draft by virtue of today’s NBA Draft Lottery, adding the 14th overall pick as payment from a trade with the Golden State Warriors last summer.
Normally these results would be a disappointment. Portland had only a 16.4% chance of landing in the seventh position. 81.4% of the time, they would finish with a pick between 1-6 overall.