Portland Trail Blazers: 3 Trades that would drastically change the team
To reach the playoffs, the Portland Trail Blazers need something to shake them out of their funk. A big trade could be the answer.
Trade #3- Portland sends Josh Hart, and a 2nd round pick to the New York Knicks, and a 2nd round pick to the Detroit Pistons. New York sends Cam Reddish, Obi Toppin, and a 1st round pick to the Detroit Pistons. Detroit sends Nerlens Noel and Saddiq Bey to the Portland Trail Blazers.
This one is a little more complicated. Three-team trades are always hard to sort out, so this might not be as spot-on.
If this deal were to go down, it would see the Portland Trail Blazers essentially cashing out their Josh Hart trade chip, along with two second-round picks for a trial run with Saddiq Bey as the starting small forward, while also getting a legit backup at the center spot.
On the other hand, if the experiment sours then the Blazers still have Bey going into the final year of his rookie contract. They’d be in a similar situation to try and move him by next year’s trade deadline.
This might be the kind of mood that not only gives a trial run for Bey but also extends the opportunity to see how a Dame and Ant backcourt can gel without having to play with an undersized small forward.
With New York, Josh Hart returns to his natural shooting guard position, where he excels. He should return to similar offensive stats that he put up last year. Detroit gets draft capital and a couple of youngsters to either develop or let walk for salary relief.