Multiple Portland Trail Blazers players’ value across the league is dropping, according to HoopsHype. After receiving lucrative paydays this offseason, franchise star Damian Lillard, Anfernee Simons and Jusuf Nurkic all dropped in the site’s updated trade value rankings prior to the 2022-2023 NBA season.
Lillard saw the biggest drop, falling 11 spots from the debut rankings in June and placing No. 26 in trade value across the league.
The list is compiled by analyzing factors such as “talent, age, availability, positional scarcity, current salary and what their next contract could look like.” Despite Lillard’s undeniable talent, his colossal contract at age 32 — coming off a down year plagued by injury — explains his low placement.