The Portland Trail Blazers are banking on big things from second-year big man Zach Collins this season. Collins arrived in Rip City in the 2017 NBA Draft via a trade with the Sacramento Kings. The Blazers shipped picks Nos. 15 and 20 to Sacramento in exchange for the rights to Collins. The Kings used those two picks to select North Carolina’s Justin Jackson and Duke’s Harry Giles.
Second guessing a trade that involves players in the early stages of their careers is risky, but the positive buzz surrounding a now-healthy Giles is likely to fuel speculation this season.