ESPN’s Zach Lowe labeled idle Portland a “loser” in 2017 NBA Free Agency, because other Western Conference teams made smart transactions to improve their rosters.
With the Trail Blazers currently expected to be luxury tax payers at season’s end, their free agency flexibility was limited. So aside from waiving Festus Ezeli and moving Tim Quarterman to the Rockets, the Blazers have made no real moves since the NBA Draft.
Lowe reminds readers that “the priced-out Blazers” could have more than $130 million in player payroll in each of the next three years.