#Lillard #Not broken? The US media sent the Blazers 3 major trading solutions! 4 for 2 Simmons and 3 for Grant
For a long time in the past, the Blazers have been a team that is not up and down, they have the ability to enter the playoffs, but it is often difficult to break through the first round, even if it is difficult to enter the second round, there is still a big gap from the championship.
With Lillard undergoing surgery this season, the Blazers have finally made up their minds to adjust the direction of the team's construction, and in the past week, three consecutive transactions have been completed, and the team seems to plan to start a new chapter.
The first was to close the deal with the Clippers, sending Powell and Covington away, returning first-round picks and young players while freeing up salary space.
Then the Blazers did not stop, and sent CJ McCollum away through a trade, in exchange for more young players and draft picks.
Since then, the Blazers have further completed the three-way trade, getting Ingles and Hughes + second round picks, once again increasing the chips in their hands for the future.
In this case, the US media "hoopshabit" further recruited the Blazers team, which can continue to clean up the immediate combat force and send 3 transaction plans.
Trading Scenario 1
Blazers: Get Ben Simmons + Colkmaz + Sebel + first-round picks;
76ers: Get Lillard + Ben McLemore.
According to a series of reports, the Blazers do not want to trade Lillard, but still hope to complete the rebuild around Lillard.
But the question is whether Lillard is 31 years old, and whether the Blazers' way of tearing down and rebuilding can meet Lillard's requirements, after all, his hope is to win the championship.
According to Portland's attractiveness, it is almost difficult to directly hunt for stars in the free market, and can only be recruited through transactions, which means that it is actually difficult for the team to quickly build a championship-level team.
Then Lillard has every reason to leave, and if he chooses to force the palace to leave, the deal is worth considering for the Blazers.
In line with Philadelphia's competitiveness this season, Lillard is absolutely willing to join, and his configuration with Embiid will be the core of a reasonable championship race.
For the Blazers, they received Ben Simmons, the young core of the future, as well as excellent rewards such as Sable and the first-round pick.
Transaction Scenario 2
Trail Blazers: Get Grant;
Pistons: Get Bledsoe + 2022 first-round pick + 2024 first-round pick.
It was a more realistic deal, and after the Trail Blazers completed a series of deals, Jake Fischer, a reporter for the Open Stand, followed up by pointing out that the Blazers were still active in the trading market.
Their goal was to get Grant, in fact, they wanted to get Grant last summer, but the team didn't have enough chips at that time.
The Blazers want Grant for good reason, he has the two-way ability that the Blazers need, Lillard is also looking forward to working with him, and the 28-year-old Grant meets the Blazers' needs regardless of ability, age, and even contract.
Transaction Scenario 3
Trail Blazers: Get PJ Washington + Plumlee;
Hornets: Got Nurkic + CJ Allibi + 2025 second round pick.
Due to the lack of salary space, the Hornets are looking for a new home for PJ Washington, and considering PJ Washington's immediate combat strength and future talent, the Blazers can naturally take over.
The immediate power that Nurkic can provide is what the Dark Horse Hornets need, and they are currently in the play-off stages, hoping to lock up a playoff spot.
