Now that the dust has settled after the NBA trade deadline, it is time to assess the moves the Portland Trail Blazers made.
What exactly the Blazers’ direction is going forward is yet to be seen. However, with Damian Lillard on the wrong side of 30 and coming off of a major surgery, the Blazers are most likely looking to compete sooner rather than later. How these new acquisitions will factor into the Blazers’ future is a major question on the minds of all Blazers fans.
A brief overview of the trades made by the Blazers in the week leading up to the trade deadline:
Outgoing players: Norman Powell, Robert Covington, CJ McCollum, Larry Nance, Tony Snell, Cody Zeller (waived)
Incoming players/picks: Eric Bledsoe, Justise Winslow, Keon Johnson, Josh Hart, Didi Louzada, Joe Ingles, Elijah Hughes, 1st round pick from the Pelicans (full pick details available here) three guaranteed second round picks, and swap rights to the Pelicans 2026 second round pick.