With the Portland Trail Blazers heading for NBA Lottery Land and All-Star guard Damian Lillard making bi-weekly appearances on national airwaves for one reason or another, trade speculation is flying thick across the league. Every time Lillard’s face appears, another analyst or talk show host proposes a trade to get Lillard help in Portland or, more often, to trade Lillard to a different destination.
Most of the proposed deals are too ridiculous to be considered seriously, but in an article about bold deals with potential this summer, Grant Hughes of Bleacher Report proposes a swap that isn’t wholly out of line, with options that might even be enticing.