With the NBA’s 2024 free agency a bit of a dud, the main story by July 4th is, unsurprisingly, the state of LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. As with most media coverage of the Lakers, every other team is a secondary story, based on how their role may affect Los Angeles. This year, one of those secondary teams is the Portland Trail Blazers, who have a player of possible interest to LA: forward Jerami Grant.
If you haven’t seen Jerami Grant recently (quite understandable, since he has played for losing teams in Portland and Detroit for the past 5 years), let’s talk about that, because he may not be the player you remember.