The Portland Trail Blazers are still trying to find their way at the outset of the 2021-22 NBA season. Holding a 6-7 overall record, mired in off-court controversy, the Blazers need a boost to their on-court product and spirit simultaneously.
Since the summer, pundits have been suggesting that a trade would cure many of Portland’s ills. If the deal added defense and thinned out a deep roster of score-first guards, all the better.
Like cavalry riding to the rescue, Jack Simone of HoopsHabit has included the Blazers in a list of hot trades that could shake up the season.