Portland Trail Blazers Receive: G Darius Garland, G/F Isaac Okoro
Cleveland Cavaliers Receive: G Damian Lillard
Of course, those win-now pushes can always be justified. If nothing else, they should drag a team out of the middle.
According to some, that’s the worst place an NBA team can find itself. A team in the middle can’t capitalize on the lottery. On the other hand, they aren’t competing for an NBA title, either.
That’s where the Blazers have found themselves in recent years. Most concerningly, they’re trending downward. The Blazers have missed the playoffs in the last two seasons.
What will they do next? It’s hard to say. The Blazers could opt to strengthen the group they have around Lillard.
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Alternatively, it may be time to finally move their franchise point guard.
Is this the right way to do that?