Washington Wizards: 3 Possible Landing Spots For Otto Porter Jr. This Summer
3. Portland Trail Blazers
The Portland Trail Blazers are a team in need of a wing player, that’s for sure. Recent free agent signing Evan Turner is currently sidelined five to six weeks with a broken right hand.
They just traded starting center Mason Plumlee to the Denver Nuggets for Jusuf Nurkic and a 2017 first-round draft pick.
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After finishing at fifth in the Western Conference last season, the Trail Blazers are 23-33 at the All-Star Break this season. Turner has played in 50 games so far this season since signing a four-year, $70 million deal this past summer.
But he’s averaging 9.7 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.4 assists–far from the stat-sheet stuffer the Trail Blazers thought he’d be.
The team shipped off Plumlee as well for youth (Nurkic) and a first-round draft pick in the upcoming draft. The Trail Blazers will have three possible first-round draft picks in the upcoming NBA Draft, but only time will tell if they hold on to them all.
The team is also desperately looking to trade Festus Ezeli, a player who has yet to play in a game for them.
With so many players on the move, making a free agency move is a must if the Portland Trail Blazers want to win right away. A max deal for Porter could be on the way, but they still have moves to make beforehand.