The Trade: Portland Trail Blazers acquire O.G. But Dame might enjoy a change of scenery in a big market with emerging star Mikal Bridges, a player for whom he's expressed public admiration. It's never been wise to expect a Lillard move, and we've got more than a decade of evidence saying he prefers life in Portland. 1 selection may be at a point where teams would want assets attached to take on his salary.
The Nets should consider offering another pick or Dorian Finney-Smith instead of Claxton, whose defensive mobility and shot-blocking make him an ideal Lillard complement-the kind of difference-making center he's never really had in Portland.īen Simmons is another candidate to move (more on that later), but if the Nets used him as the main matching salary, their pick outlay would get prohibitively larger.
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If the Blazers finally rebuild, they could do a lot worse than getting one of the league's best young bigs in Claxton, plus a pick haul that allows them to bet against the distant futures of three teams-Phoenix, Dallas and Philadelphia-with aging, potentially disgruntled and/or injury-hit stars.ĭinwiddie and O'Neale are starters on expiring deals the Blazers could flip for more draft equity, a key for a franchise that hasn't attracted free agents and must build through the lottery and trades. "If Lillard and Portland decide a parting of ways is best for both sides, multiple NBA executives believe the Nets could be a suitor for the All-Star guard," per Michael Scotto of Hoopshype. Reports indicate the Nets at least have their antennae up on Dame. That makes Damian Lillard, so far a one-franchise player whose loyalty borders on superhuman, an intriguing change of pace. The Brooklyn Nets' experience with Kyrie Irving, James Harden and Kevin Durant shouldn't put them off chasing stars entirely, but it should have taught them to prioritize reliability in their pursuits. In trading for Jazz center Rudy Gobert with a package that includes four first-round draft picks, KAT’s Minnesota Timberwolves set a high bar for the Association’s “single boldest transaction of the summer” championship belt - but that’s not the only trade highlight that promises to shape the course of the next year of basketball and beyond.Ĭheck out Boardroom’s running count of the most important, impactful NBA trades of the summer.The Trade: Brooklyn Nets acquire Damian Lillard from the Portland Trail Blazers for Nic Claxton, Royce O'Neale, Spencer Dinwiddie, 2025 first-round pick (via Phoenix Suns), 2027 first-round pick (via Philadelphia 76ers), 2028 first-round pick (via Phoenix Suns), 2029 first-round pick (via Dallas Mavericks)
His team traded for an All-NBA player currently in his prime who is likely to make the Hall of Fame one day. And while Nikola Jokic and Devin Booker got their Designated Veteran Player Extensions a bit before Karl-Anthony Towns did, only the latter can say (as of this writing) something extra-special for himself: On June 30, free agency and the NBA offseason period began with a thunderclap, as supermax bags and rookie max contract extensions flew around like some kind of luxury tax tornado. From Rudy Gobert to the Timberwolves, Dejounte Murray to the Hawks, and everything in between, Boardroom has your curated breakdown of the most important NBA trades of the summer.
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