An enormous game looms on the horizon tonight for the Portland Trail Blazers, and the Blazers aren’t even playing in it. When the New Orleans Pelicans face off against the Los Angeles Clippers, they’ll carry with them a 2022 NBA Draft Pick that might belong to the Blazers, or might not, depending on the outcome of the game.
At February’s NBA Trade Deadline, Portland exchanged star guard CJ McCollum, currently averaging 24.3 points per game for the Pelicans, for Josh Hart, assorted fill-in players, and a potential pick in this year’s draft.