Sports Illustrated has again reached out to anonymous scouts in search of “brutally honest” takes on every team. The Portland Trail Blazers’ section features several (not glowing) opinions on the team’s direction, including why the team shouldn’t trade Damian Lillard or CJ McCollum.
On the team’s youth movement:
“The front office has gone too far towards the youth movement. If I were Dame or CJ, I’d be getting frustrated with the strategy. Their time to win is now.”
On trading Damian Lillard or CJ McCollum:
I wouldn’t trade Damian or CJ.