At the beginning of the 2018-19 regular season, the surging Portland Trail Blazers made regular appearances in ESPN columnist Zach Lowe’s weekly “10 Things I Like About the NBA” feature. Unsurprisingly, mentions have dimmed as their record has sunk southwards. But never fear, Blazers fans! This week Lowe name-checks a former Trail Blazers player, Brooklyn Nets guard Allen Crabbe.
Lowe begins by referencing the salary swapping between the Blazers and Nets over the last two seasons before diving into some burnt Crabbe.
Underrated recent NBA subplot: The Portland Trail Blazers bailing the Brooklyn Nets out of their mega-offer sheet for Crabbe, only to have the Nets return the favor a year later by trading for Crabbe at almost the first allowable moment.