Recently, there have been trade rumors about Jerami Grant being closely linked to the Portland Trail Blazers, who have played in 47 games this season, averaging 19.2 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 32 minutes per game, and with a 36 percent three-point shooting percentage. According to US media reports: The Blazers management sent a high pick in the offseason to introduce the all-round forward through a trade.
After the news spread, Nurkic and Hart quickly posted a photo with Grant through Twitter, for such an operation is difficult for fans to think that it is a coincidence, obviously the player's move does not represent the management, but Portland was lucky to get the first round pick in the top 5 picks in the draft, then for the Pistons who intend to rebuild, will actively promote the deal. In the middle of this season, the Blazers management waved away the core combat strength of CJ McCollum, Powell and Covington, one of the two guns in the backcourt, and traded a large number of draft picks and flexible salary space in the future, laying a good foundation for the team's next reinforcement.
Grant's arrival is bound to enrich the team's forward line-up, and the team will undergo tactical changes driven by Lillard and Hart's new version of the double gun. According to the tactics set by head coach Billups, when defending the opponent from dismantling, the center player will take the initiative to form a bag with the defender, and the opposing defender will quickly move the ball to the bottom corner or the weak side, which will form a large vacancy, and the front line in the current lineup has no good foot range, and can only be beaten into a sieve by the opponent. That's the main reason why the Trail Blazers suffered a losing streak early in the season.
Teaming up with Lillard, the 75 superstars, they enriched the defensive end of the formation, and the offensive end was given a quasi-all-star instant combat power, such a lineup depth is not inferior to the Western League One Suns. Although this season's Blazers do not have any hope of impacting the championship, but the injury of the star Lillard still affects the deployment of the team, according to the NBA reporter' disclosure: the operation caused Lillard to bid farewell to this season in advance, but now the state is fully restored, there is no discomfort in training, the future is still full of expectations, and even released a bold statement that he will impact the MVP and the championship trophy next season.
Indeed, Lillard was named to the NBA's 75th all-time list, and maddie, Ginobili, Tony Parker, and Howard, who were loved by fans, were all turned away, and his hard power was beyond doubt, and there was almost no honor for the addition. Even if he makes a bold statement about the championship, there are still variables, and team basketball such as the Spurs has encountered lows, and at present, the Blazers are still one way to the top.
In the offseason, the team's starting center Nurkic is expected to complete the renewal. This season, he suffered a season reimbursement for plantar fasciitis, such an injury is not very serious, but its recurrence will become a roadblock for many professional players on the road to success, the little giant of China at that time - Yao Ming chose to retire due to plantar fasciitis, and Nowitzki also caused his legs to move slowly due to injury. As long as the team's starting center can't be on the court and protect the team's paint, that will be a very deadly X-factor.