Zach Lowe of ESPN is predicting that the Portland Trail Blazers will make a mid-season move to acquire a star power forward or center. The prediction comes in the midst of 35 prognostications about the NBA in 2019-20.
Lowe places forward Zach Collins and guard Anfernee Simons off-limits as trade bait for the Blazers, but suggests that Nassir Little, Gary Trent Jr., and first-round picks could be in play alongside whatever expiring contracts are necessary to get a deal done.
Lowe starts with a familiar target and a new-ish name:
[Kevin] Love has been mentioned most (guilty!