Trail Blazers To Pick No. 11 Overall After NBA Draft Lottery, Fall One Ping Pong Ball Short Of Top Pick

750 The Game Staff The Portland Trail Blazers will have the number eleven overall pick in the...

Trail Blazers To Pick No. 11 Overall After NBA Draft Lottery, Fall One Ping Pong Ball Short Of Top Pick

CHICAGO, IL - MAY 12: Portland Trail Blazers win the 11th overall pick during the 2025 Draft Lottery on May 12, 2025 at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2025 NBAE(Photo by Melissa Tamez/NBAE via Getty Images)

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The Portland Trail Blazers will have the number eleven overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, after lottery results revealed Monday.

The NBA Draft begins June 25th.

Portland entered the night with the tenth-best odds at the No. 1 overall pick at 3.7%. Their best odds were for the tenth pick at 63.39%. Instead, their 18.49% odds of the No. 11 overall pick ended up realizing.

Portland reportedly was one ping-pong ball away from landing the No. 1 overall pick, according to Ben Golliver.

The Mavericks won the 2025 NBA Draft lottery with the ping pong ball combination of 10-14-11-7.
– The Blazers would have won if the last ball had been 6.
– The Wizards would have won if the last ball had been 1.

— Ben Golliver (@BenGolliver) May 12, 2025

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— Portland Trail Blazers (@trailblazers) May 12, 2025