The Portland Trail Blazers will have to make their own luck at the 2024 NBA Draft.
Despite having the fourth-best odds at the 2024 NBA Draft Lottery, held Sunday afternoon in Chicago, the Trail Blazers ended up with the the seventh overall pick in the upcoming Draft. The eighth overall pick was the worst pick Portland could have ended up with, so it could have been worse, though not by much.
Both the San Antonio Spurs, who ended up with the fourth pick, and the Atlanta Hawks, who came away with the top overall pick, jumped the Trail Blazers to overperform their odds. Portland also came away from the Draft Lottery with the 14th pick via the Golden State Warriors, with the Trail Blazers acquired as a part of the trade that sent Damian Lillard to Milwaukee.
“We feel great,” said Trail Blazers general manager Joe Cronin. “To have two picks in the lottery is a great opportunity for us to add potentially two guys that will make a big difference on our team, so we’re excited.”
The complete lottery order is as follows…
- Atlanta
- Washington
- Houston (via Brooklyn)
- San Antonio
- Detroit
- Charlotte
- Portland
- San Antonio (via Toronto)
- Memphis
- Utah
- Chicago
- Oklahoma City (via Houston)
- Sacramento
- Portland (via Golden State)
The Trail Blazers also own the 34th and 40th picks in the second round.
The 2024 NBA Draft will be a two-day event this year, with the first round taking place on June 26 and the second the next day on June 27. Both rounds will air on ESPN.