Today is the day of the 2015 NBA Draft Lottery (5:30 p.m. PDT, ESPN) and the Portland Trail Blazers will have no part in it. Every team that had the misfortune of missing the NBA Playoffs will be represented as they cross their fingers and hope for the best. While possibly disappointing that the Trail Blazers finished their season with a thud and have no lottery pick to show for it, Portland is still sitting pretty with the 23rd pick of the first round. If that doesn’t excite you at least a little, it should.
Late first-rounders are sometimes seen as the middle children of the NBA Draft.