The Portland Trail Blazers have been sent down the NBA Draft order for the third time in four years. After finishing with the tenth-best lottery odds, the Oregon club have been left with the 11th pick in next month’s draft, headlined by the Dallas Mavericks’ enviable rise up to number one.
If General Manager Joe Cronin is to be believed, the franchise is hoping this is the last lottery the franchise is involved in for a while. But without a franchise player to build around, the roster can only be defined by question marks and hope.