The Blazers' goal before entering the 2021-22 season is to play well enough and hit the championship trophy, but unfortunately, they didn't perform well enough in the first half of the season and will miss the playoffs for the first time since 2013.
That's why the Blazers may need to go all out into the rebuilding phase, and trading point guard Damian Lillard is the best option. According to the US media JB Baruelo, the Blazers can promote a "multi-team deal" with the Lakers, in which Lillard will be sent to the Lakers in exchange for assets including Russell Westbrook, the 2027 first-round pick and the 2029 first-round pick.
After the deal, the Lakers will also be able to strengthen Lillard's top scorers and organizers without Westbrook, which also allows the Lakers to build a big three lineup of LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Damian Lillard.
This is certainly the best situation for the Lakers, of course, this will not be a simple trade to send Russell Westbrook and two future first-round picks, the Lakers and Blazers will also need to convince other teams to join the trade.
But for the Blazers, it is no longer likely that they will build a championship-winning lineup around Lillard, and it would be better to send Lillard and completely enter the reconstruction phase in exchange for future assets.
As for the Lakers will also become the best competitive team in the league after building the big three lineups of James, Davis and Lillard, in this case, as long as the Lakers can reasonably complete some role player reinforcements, they will have a better chance to impact the championship trophy next season.