Why The Portland Trail Blazers Make The Deal
In a word, yes. If the Portland Trail Blazers moved this package for Kevin Durant, they’d be putting themselves in contention for the NBA title.
In fact, they’d be giving themselves the best chance they ever had. After all, Damian Lillard has been their best player for a very long time. Knocking him down one notch on their hierarchy ought to make them devastating.
A duo of Kevin Durant and Damian Lillard would instantly become one of the best in the NBA. They’d have two of the league’s best go-to scorers on the same roster. Furthermore, their combined off-ball gravity would open up easy opportunities for the rest of the Blazer’s roster.
Speaking of the rest of the roster – it would remain solid. This deal has the Blazers holding onto Jerami Grant as a viable third option. The roster thins out a little after that, although Jusuf Nurkic remains a solid interior presence, and the recently added Gary Payton II is a strong defensive presence.
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Regardless, a Big 3 alongside a thin roster is a formula that’s kept teams off the mediocrity treadmill – in fact, it’s often won them NBA titles.
