The Portland Trail Blazers finished 7th in the 2022 NBA Draft Lottery results. They had hoped the ping pong balls would be kinder to them, but it was not to be. The 37% chance of moving up to the Top 4 proved inferior to the 30% chance of ending up with exactly the pick they did. It was the single highest probability for any given slot, and it happened.
Portland fans are somewhat disappointed, but is all hope lost? Let’s take a look through the lens of this question submitted to the Blazer’s Edge Mailbag.