Recently, the editor was turned over by the Blazers and Clippers, and it is not clear how the Blazers management plans the future of the team. Review the deal: The Clippers traded for Norman Powell and Robert Covington; the Blazers got Eric Bledsoe, Justis Winslow, Keane Johnson, and the 2025 second-round pick from Detroit.
The Clippers completed the deal with the Trail Blazers
Choosing a trade in the middle of the season still shows that the team has problems and needs to be solved, but after the trade, the Blazers' problems are more seriously exposed, and even affect the team's future offseason reinforcements. According to US media reports: a number of teams have inquired about CJ McCallmore, of which 76 offer Ben Simmons-based chips, and the two sides have not yet made substantial progress. Next, xiaobian focuses on analyzing the current dilemma of the team.
1. Lillard reimbursement
This season's Blazers have been unfavorable, and the team's core Damian Lillard has experienced symptoms of "insubordination" after the start of the season, averaging 10 points per game, and even the most basic free throw skill pack has been lost. Many fans left messages in the comment area: the league changed the rules, the referee for cheating fouls to blow the penalty scale is more strict; in addition, the league also changed the use of the game, strong such as Curry, Harden also have the same symptoms.
Lillard underwent abdominal surgery
The objective reason of the throwing pot Editor still accepted, but Lillard suffered from abdominal problems around Christmas, and subsequently, I also underwent surgery, as to when to return to the field there is no return date. So far, the Trail Blazers this season are experiencing a wave of five consecutive losses, ranking eleventh in the West with 21 wins and 33 losses, half a win behind the pelicans in tenth place, and if the team can't make the playoffs, Lillard is reimbursed for this season, and the team lacks major scoring points.
2. No immediate combat power
Currently, Little is reimbursed on the shoulders of the team, Larinas suffered a knee injury and is on the daily watch list; the team's scoring is mainly based on Anfine Simmons, Nurkic and CJ McCollum. Although Ben McLemore had 19 points and 4 rebounds in the last game against the Bucks, he will not appear in the future development of the team with a basic salary.
3. Tax avoidance
Mid-season deals are often the best way for teams to avoid taxes. After completing the deal with the Clippers, the Portland Trail Blazers also need to pay a luxury tax of 4.5 million, and the editor wondered, the management changed a lonely, not only did not avoid taxes, but also sent a number of immediate combat forces.
Powell Clippers debuted 28 points
Norman Powell played for the Clippers today with 28 points and 4 assists, a proper team arrow-level player; in contrast, the 32-year-old Bledsoe's career average of 13.7 points, 4 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game, holding 18.12 million yuan in season salary, 4 years and 70 million contracts will expire next season, which also means that Bledsoe's transaction value is reflected in 2023.
4. Lineup pull-over
Management sends away the immediate combat strength and deserves to get more advantaged players. This season's Lillard debunked the rumors, indicating the achievement of completing his career, one person and one city, in this situation, the management decided to build a team around Lillard, introduce an all-star team, and transform the Blazers into a championship favorite in the short term.
Management has stated that it will not trade Lillard
If Lillard sees that the team trades wins Winslow, Bradsoe and rookie Keane Johnson in order to win the championship, he will regret staying in Portland, such a team lineup configuration, just for the sake of rotting. Perhaps the management began to prepare for the follow-up transaction, and Lillard's 2-year 107 million may not come as promised.