The Portland Trail Blazers are hoping their lottery karma is somehow paid back after they dropped three spots in last Sunday's NBA Draft Lottery. The franchise enters next month’s NBA Draft with the seventh pick despite holding the fourth best lottery odds in lead up to the lottery. The Blazers also hold the 14th pick, which originally belonged to the Golden State Warriors, arriving in Portland via the second half of the Damian Lillard trade last October.
General Manager Joe Cronin and his staff, including scouting guru Mike Schmitz, will spend the next month poring over film and working out prospects before the June 26 and 27 draft.