Portland Trail Blazers Receive: C/F Domantas Sabonis, F Torrey Craig
Indiana Pacers Receive: G Anfernee Simons, F Nassir Little, F Robert Covington, G/F Tony Snell, 2023 First-Round Pick, 2025 First-Round Pick
This trade would help the Portland Trail Blazers form a big three around Damian Lillard, while the Indiana Pacers would hit the reset button. Domantas Sabonis would head to Portland in exchange for two young, promising players.
Sabonis has been an All-Stars in teach of the past two seasons. While he may not make it this year, his numbers are still of that caliber.
Sabonis is averaging 19.0 points, 11.9 rebounds, and 4.9 assists while shooting 57.7 percent from the field and 32.7 percent from deep.
Anfernee Simons has been on an absolute tear as of late. In Portland’s last ten games, Simons is putting up 23.0 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 7.2 assists while shooting 45.9 percent from the field and 42.2 percent from three-point range.
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Nassir Little has played alright for the Blazers this season, too, and has shown some flashes of being a solid two-way player. He’s averaging 9.5 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 1.3 assists while shooting 45.4 percent from the field and 31.8 percent from deep.
Indiana would place those two young guys alongside rookie Chris Duarte for the future, while the Portland Trail Blazers would, as mentioned, form a big three. But what are the in-depth reasons both sides would be interested in this trade?
