The Portland Trail Blazers have the fourth-worst record in the league and the fifth-best odds of nabbing the top overall selection. Another young French draftee from Wembanyama's 2023 class, Portland shooting guard Rayan Rupert,

The unfaltering commitment of the Portland Trail Blazers to Chauncey Billups' vision as a head coach remains undeterred, despite the enigmatic nature of its materialization. Billups' illustrious career with the Detroit Pistons, elevated by his Hall of Fame status, provides a bedrock of hope, if unproven coaching prowess.

The Portland Trail Blazers’ rebuild will require developing or acquiring an impact forward or two. It just so happens that the Blazers have five young forwards on the roster ranging in age from 19 to 25.

Two-way Portland Trail Blazers point guard Ashton Hagans is a restricted free agent this summer, but Aaron Fentress of The Oregonian writes that it is "[tough] to say" whether or not Hagans will be back with the club.