After a relatively quiet trade deadline where the only moves were a salary dump of Skal Labissiere and the Kent Bazemore / Trevor Ariza trade, the Portland Trail Blazers found themselves saving salary and potentially looking at getting out of the luxury tax in 2021.
There are a few key decisions that will need to be made over the summer and then leading up to the beginning of next season. Not only will they influence the team’s salary but they will directly impact the future of this franchise. This summer is pivotal in how the team is built moving forward.