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Trade Market for Centers Likely to Bring ‘Less Lucrative Return’

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The Portland Trail Blazers roster a smorgasbord of competent NBA centers, including rookie Donovan Clingan, NBA Finals veterans Deandre Ayton and Robert Williams III, and floor-spacing, end-of-bench big Duop Reath.

That positional overload has made the Blazers popular candidates to deal a center before the NBA trade deadline on Feb. 6. However, as the Ringer’s Zach Kram explained in a trade season deep dive this morning, the NBA isn’t flushed with teams in need of centers or ready to give up much to get one — even if solid bigs are available.