PORTLAND, OREGON - JANUARY 11: Gary Trent Jr. #2 of the Portland Trail Blazers (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images)
The Toronto Raptors were expected to be one of the biggest players at the 2021 NBA Trade Deadline given how quickly they have fallen apart, and they made good on those predictions, trading away star guard Norman Powell to the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for guard Gary Trent Jr. and wing Rodney Hood.
While Hood has been a solid scorer for the better part of a decade in this league, his injury history means that Trent, who just turned 22 years old and is a restricted free agent at the end of this season, is the big prize in this deal.