With Kristaps Porzingis joining the Dallas Mavericks and a host of lame-duck veterans headed to the New York Knicks, an NBA Trade Deadline phenomenon commences. The principals in such trades stick with their new teams, but ancillary participants—plus players who weren’t traded but get displaced in the new regimes—suddenly hit the market. Portland Trail Blazers fans have noticed that among the flotsam and jetsam of the Porzingis trade floats an old favorite: Wesley Matthews. Would the Blazers welcome him back? Let’s turn to the Mailbag.
Hi Dave,
With the KP trade that sent Wes Matthews to New York, the Knicks are going to go hard on the tank train immediately, right?