It’s nothing new, and the recommendation was guarded to the point of being tepid, but Sean Highkin of Bleacher Report suggested today that the Portland Trail Blazers should be open to trading guard CJ McCollum. Highkin stopped short of saying All-Star Damian Lillard should also be on the market, citing his symbolic worth to the franchise, but he pushed the idea that moving McCollum could be key to Portland’s development.
Highkin asserts:
Given the limitations of the rest of the Blazers roster and payroll, trading McCollum for a package of picks or younger players at other positions is one of the only impactful moves [President of Basketball Operations Neil] Olshey can make.