Portland Trail Blazers: Deja Vu All Over Again At Deadline
Andrew Elderbaum
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The Portland Trail Blazers are in a familiar spot as the NBA trade deadline approaches.
Stop me if you’ve heard this before. The Portland Trail Blazers have a backcourt with superstar Dame Lillard, a borderline all-star running mate, and a young third guard oozing potential who needs minutes. Anfrenee Simons has graduated to the McCollum spot, and newcomer Shaedon Sharpe is now the guy being held back. The more things change…
The Blazers have fallen back to earth after a hot start and are the borderline play-in team we all knew they were. Lillard is another year older and getting more expensive by the season. Jerami Grant has been the good version of Jerami Grant, and Jusuf Nurkic seems to be running on fumes.
Portland has purchased a timeshare at the franchise crossroads and has no intention of moving one way or the other. The time has come for Portland Trail Blazers General Manager Joe Cronin to blow things up and rebuild around his young backcourt.
Grant, Josh Hart, Nurkic, and, yes, Dame should all be available. Time to work the phones