Every year SI.com solicits self-described “brutally honest” opinions from NBA Scouts on the state of each franchise in the league. This year’s rendition was unsparing when it came to the Portland Trail Blazers. The scouts had wonderful things to say about starting guards Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum, praising them for their scoring ability and the way they play off of each other. When the topic changed to anything but Portland’s starting guards, the takes got harsh.
I don’t think the Allen Crabbe [trade to the Nets] is addition by subtraction.