"The Portland Trail Blazers, however, are striving to change all that. Portland brought in sharpshooter Vit Krejci at the deadline, while point guard Scoot Henderson is finally back from an injury that had sidelined him from the start of the season. The Trail Blazers currently occupy the Western Conference's No. 10 seed, but the 28-25 Golden State Warriors and 25-27 LA Clippers seem to be slipping."
"Should Portland secure a playoff seed by the play-in tournament, its first-round pick would convey to Chicago. Both the teams ahead of the Trail Blazers seem beatable in one-off games now. The Bulls have vaulted up in the Tankathon rankings from the No. 14 pick to the No. 10 pick. And we're projecting that they'll draft a rising big - 6-foot-8 Arizona freshman power forward Koa Peat."
Chicago has shifted toward tanking late in the season after registering 24 wins before the trade deadline and acquiring eight extra second-round picks while swapping a second-rounder with Boston. Chicago currently controls one first-round pick for the 2026 draft. Portland added Vit Krejci and regained Scoot Henderson from injury, sitting near the Western Conference’s 10th seed as Golden State and the Clippers slip. If Portland secures a play-in or playoff spot, its 2026 first-round pick would convey to Chicago. Tankathon projections moved Chicago from No. 14 to No. 10, targeting Arizona freshman Koa Peat at No. 10.
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