Trail Blazers creeping close to 2 lottery picks + Joe Ingles future in Portland

The Portland Trail Blazers are a bad basketball team by design and that well-crafted plan led to a 38 point loss to the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night. There's a chance the Blazers don't win again the rest of the season. Seriously. That's a real thing that could happen. The Blazers are chasing lottery picks and on that front there was a notable development in New Orleans on Wednesday that has real implications for Portland. New Orleans forward Brandon Ingram is out for at least a week with a hamstring injury, making the Pelicans push for ninth place all that more challenging. The Blazers need the New Orleans to miss the playoffs and Ingram missing time certainly increases the chances that the Pelicans will have a tougher path to make the postseason. Finally, Joe Ingles spoke to media members in Salt Lake City on Wednesday. He discusses his post-surgery timeline, his future in Portland and how he owes the Blazers legit consideration when he enters free agency this summer. Ingles might be part of Portland's future plans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices