With the trade deadline approaching, the Blazers are still likely to push for the deal, mainly because Blazers superstar Damian Lillard is dissatisfied with the team's current competitive strength and wants to get a two-year contract extension worth a total of $107 million on the Blazers.
In this case, if the Blazers are determined to change the direction of the team, it seems that putting Lillard on the shelf will be a better choice. But the question is, which team can the Blazers send Lillard to? The advice given by the US media Kenneth Tip is to promote the transaction with the 76ers:
Trail Blazers: Tobias Harris, Teres Maxi, Matisse Sable, 2022 first-round picks (protected with the first 10 picks)
76ers get: Damian Lillard, Cody Zeller
If the Blazers decide to move into the rebuilding phase, then the deal seems like a very good option, of course, getting the above players also means that the Blazers are not completely into the rebuilding phase, but change the team's lineup structure in the case of giving Lillard away.
In this deal, the Blazers can get tough players such as Harris, Maxi and Sebel, plus a first-round pick in return, even if this does not allow the team to completely enter the reconstruction phase, but the Blazers can still become a team with better lineup strength.
As for Lillard being sent to the 76ers in the deal, he will also be able to partner Joel Embiid and help the Blazers storm the championship trophy. If there is a good chemistry between Lillard and Embiid, it will undoubtedly be a move that could change the pattern of the league, and even Lillard may get another big contract in the coming season after helping the 76ers play well enough.