The Portland Trail Blazers are less than a month away from the NBA Draft, one that should be a crucial night for the franchise.
Currently tabbed with the No. 3 overall pick, the Blazers can take their highest-drafted rookie in 16 years, but they have been shopping the pick in order to acquire some more “win-now” talent to help Damian Lillard get closer to a championship.
Bleacher Report’s Zach Buckley has identified the Blazers’ biggest need as a player with “instant-impact ability.”
The Trail Blazers, who tanked their way through the stretch run of the past two seasons, should arguably be thinking long and hard about pivoting away from Damian Lillard (who turns 33 in July) and into a top-to-bottom rebuild.