Brooklyn Nets Receive: C Jusuf Nurkic, G Anfernee Simons, G/F Shaedon Sharpe, 2025 First-Round Pick (POR), 2027 First-Round Pick (POR), 2028 First-Round Pick (Swap – POR), 2029 First-Round Pick (POR) 

Portland Trail Blazers Receive: F Kevin Durant 

With that said, Durant’s tenancy to move around stands in direct contrast to Damian Lillard. 

Loyalty is a word that gets thrown around a lot. Some will say that it’s foolish for a player to remain loyal to a huge organization that’s more concerned with profit.

Others will say that the concept of a team is bigger than an organization. Either way, nobody could deny that Damian Lillard has been loyal to the Portland Trail Blazers. 

Whether he’s been loyal to a fault is a different matter. The Blazers have surely endured a number of mediocre seasons with Lillard. Many have argued that a trade would have been best for both the player and the team for a long time. 

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Yet, here are the Blazers, 8-3 and third in the Western Conference. The emergence of Anfernee Simons and the addition of Jerami Grant have made them a formidable squad once again. 

Could adding Durant put them over the top?