The fates have once again conspired to suck all the excitement out of the Portland Trail Blazers.
Despite tying for the third-worst record in the NBA last season, the Trail Blazers saw everything go against them in the draft lottery. First, they lost a pair of tie-breaking coin flips for their draft picks, giving them the fourth-best odds in the lottery and the 14th overall pick (which they received from the Warriors). Then, they saw several teams leapfrog them in the lottery drawing, dropping all the way to seventh.
That left many Trail Blazers fans to simply throw their hands up at seemingly yet another sign that the franchise is
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