The Portland Trail Blazers have been the butt of many a joke since sending Norman Powell and Robert Covington to the Los Angeles Clippers at the deadline.
The February 4 deal set up the southern California squad for a playoffs run thanks to the addition of the two key rotation pieces. By contrast, the Blazers’ haul of Eric Bledsoe, Justise Winslow, Keon Johnson and a second round pick has been seen by many as incredibly underwhelming.
Bledsoe hasn’t played and is likely elsewhere next season, Winslow has been a serviceable rotation player while Keon Johnson is the rawest of first round picks the club has put on the court in a few years.