7 Possible Trades For The Blazers At The Deadline

The trade deadline is less than 24 hrs away. The Blazers already traded for Rodney Hood. But, general manager Neil Olshey could have more up his sleeve. Here are seven possible trade scenarios we could see happen by 3pm tomorrow.

Blazers/Memphis

There has been a lot of rumors about Olshey being in contact with Memphis general manager Chris Wallace. Names that have come up include Marc Gasol, JaMychal Green, and Garrett Temple. Gasol seems to be headed to Charlotte and the trade for Hood makes the acquirement of Temple unnecessary. The Blazers could still go after JaMychal Green.

Blazers:

JaMychal Green
Omri Casspi

Memphis:

Meyers Leonard
2019 1st rnd pick

Blazers/Magic

The Blazers have long been interested in Evan Fournier. Nikola Vucevic and Terrence Ross have also appeared in the rumor mill. Some fans have mentioned a desire to trade CJ McCollum for Aaron Gordon and Ross.

Blazers:

Evan Fournier
Nikola Vucevic

Magic:

Al Farouq Aminu
Maurice Harkless
Meyers Leonard
2019 1st rnd pick

Blazers/Minnesota

It’s a shame Tom Thibodeau is gone because he was an Evan Turner fan. Dario Saric has come up in rumor discussions. Minnesota has been neglecting him. He would be a perfect fit for the Blazers.

Blazers:

Dario Saric
Anthony Tolliver

Minnesota:

Al Farouq Aminu
2019 1st rnd pick

Blazers/Detroit

Pistons power forward Blake Griffin has been paired with the Blazers in trade rumors. Though he claims to be happy there, the Pistons have made several trades that point to them trending younger, collecting picks, and creating salary cap space. Sounds like a rebuild. If Griffin does indeed get traded, and Detroit wants to dump him for players with shorter or expiring contracts, without wanting back a star/near star level player like McCollum, then a deal could happen.

Blazers:

Blake Griffin
Luke Kennard

Detroit:

Al Farouq Aminu
Evan Turner
Meyers Leonard
2019 1st
Future 1st

Blazers/New Orleans Pelicans

Portland has been called a dark horse in the Anthony Davis race. If Portland could trade for him they would be immediate contenders. Nikola Mirotic and Julius Randle have also come up in rumors and the Pelicans are shopping both. Portland has an open roster spot and a 1st rnd pick. Though just taking on one or the other would put Portland deeper into luxury tax. They would probably have to send someone back.

Scenario 1

Blazers:

Nikola Mirotic

Pelicans:

Meyers Leonard

2019 1st rnd pick

Scenario 2

Blazers:

Julius Randle

Pelicans:

Al Farouq Aminu

Scenario 3 – The Big One

Blazers:

Anthony Davis
Julius Randle
Solomon Hill

Pelicans:

CJ McCollum
Al Farouq Aminu
Evan Turner
2019 1st rnd pick
Future 1st rnd pick
Future 2nd rnd pick