Nobody likes to wave that white flag neither Trail blazers Blazers nor Phoenix Suns. Sometimes, NBA teams need to make the same considerations.
It doesn’t matter how badly you’re down – you don’t want to quit. It may be the most sensible course of action, but that doesn’t make it feel any better.
For example, a team that’s been trying to contend for a long time, and failing, might decide to hit the reset button.
The Phoenix Suns may be one of those teams. At the same time, their season feels salvageable.
By contrast, people have been calling for the Portland Trail Blazers to rebuild for a long time.
Could they finally do so this season by trading Damian Lillard to the Suns?