Trail Blazers News: Portland Suffers Some Bad Luck Ahead Of Draft Lottery

Trail Blazers News: Portland Suffers Some Bad Luck Ahead Of Draft Lottery They should still have multiple lottery picks, however... Author: Alex Kirschenbaum Apr 23, 2024 Earlier today, the Portland Trail Blazers were dealt a slight blow to their hopes of nabbing the top pick in this summer's upcoming NBA draft. According to The Athletic's Casey Hodahl , the Charlotte Hornets, who sported an identically miserable 21-61 record in the 2023-24 season, won their tiebreaker with Portland in a coin flip. That gives the Hornets a (very marginally) better 13.3% shot at moving up to nab the No. 1 pick in the draft, compared to the Trail Blazers' 13.2% odds. Portland also possesses the Golden State Warriors'