Ahead of the 2023 NBA Draft, reports indicate that the Portland Trail Blazers are willing to trade the third pick in exchange for an elite forward to build a contender around Damian Lillard.
In the past couple weeks, three names—Paul George, Brandon Ingram, and Zion Williamson—have surfaced as potential stars Portland could target with the third pick. Sam Vecenie of The Athletic wrote that, if he ran the Clippers, he would trade George for the third pick “in a heartbeat.”
Shams Charania of The Athletic reported that the New Orleans Pelicans are attempting to trade for a top-three pick to draft Scoot Henderson.