Portland Trail Blazers receive #3 pick in NBA Draft Lottery

Game 3 of the NBA basketball playoffs Western Conference finals between the Portland Trail Blazers and the Golden State Warriors tips off Saturday, May 18, …

Game 3 of the NBA basketball playoffs Western Conference finals between the Portland Trail Blazers and the Golden State Warriors tips off Saturday, May 18, 2019, at Moda Center in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Portland had the fifth-best odds to win the lottery at 10.5%.

by: Matt Rawlings

Posted: May 16, 2023 / 01:00 PM PDT

Updated: May 16, 2023 / 05:27 PM PDT

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Portland Trail Blazers received the #3 overall selection in the 2023 NBA Draft Lottery on Tuesday night.

Portland had the fifth-best odds to receive the No. 1 overall pick at 10.5%, after finishing the season with a 33-49 record.

The Blazers last won the draft lottery in 2007 and selected Ohio State center Greg Oden with the top pick — they had just a 5.3% chance to receive the No. 1 pick that year.

Nineteen-year-old French phenom Victor Wembanyama is expected to be the top pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. The 7-foot-4 stretch forward is averaging just over 21 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks for Metropolitans 92 in the LNB Pro A.

The NBA Draft is Thursday, June 22.