The Portland Trail Blazers were expected to shake things up this offseason. They did that with their coaching staff, as Chauncey Billups was pegged as the replacement for Terry Stotts. Billups will be tasked with helping get a team over the hump that has lost in the first round of the NBA Playoffs in four out of the last five years.
To get over that hump, many thought a shuffling of the roster would occur. That has yet to happen.
The team re-signed Norman Powell, agreeing to a five-year, $90 million deal with the two-way wing. The other signings were pretty underwhelming as Tony Snell, Ben McLemore and Cody Zellers were signed.
Not exactly the changes many expected to occur. While a trade could still happen before training camp, the Trail Blazers are running out of time to shake up and upgrade this roster.
While Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum have been the players mentioned most, Robert Covington is someone to keep an eye on as well. Covington is an excellent defender and 3-point shooter, something teams cannot get enough of.
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While general manager Niel Olshey did say that Covington was part of the group 100 percent returning, things could change. What if Portland starts the season slow and decides to start selling to gather future assets?
Covington, who is on an expiring deal, could be dealt in that scenario so that the team can get some assets in return for him instead of him leaving in free agency. If that occurs, here are three teams who should look into a trade for the former Tennessee State product.
