Portland Trail Blazers Receive: James Harden, PJ Tucker, Ben McLemore

Houston Rockets Receive: CJ McCollum, Zach Collins, Anfernee Simons, Gary Trent Jr., Enes Kanter, 2023 1st Round Pick, 2025 1st Round Pick, 2027 1st Round Pick

It takes a lot to land a player like James Harden via trade. The Portland Trail Blazers would experience this firsthand. Not only would CJ McCollum be included in this deal, but it would also take three intriguing young players along with no shortage of NBA Draft capital.

It wouldn’t be just Harden that Portland would receive from the Houston Rockets in this trade. Being able to add complementary talents like Ben McLemore and PJ Tucker would help the Trail Blazers to round out their roster around Harden and Damian Lillard.

Let’s take a look at how this trade centered around James Harden would benefit both the Houston Rockets and Portland Trail Blazers.