The NBA trade deadline is one week away and the Portland Trail Blazers are expected to re-tool their roster via the trade market. In the ever-circling rumor mill, forward Robert Covington and center Jusuf Nurkic continue to generate buzz as Portland’s most likely trade candidates. According to a recent piece from The Athletic, whether Portland moves the pair could come down to a key contract stipulation.
In The Athletic’s trade deadline big board — which assesses players by factors such as a players’ likely impact after being traded, the likelihood of a trade occurring, and asset value — Covington and Nurkic were ranked No.