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NBA Week 13 Power Rankings: Most likely to be traded from each team

By Corey Rausch

DETROIT, MICHIGAN - MARCH 17: Kyle Lowry #7 of the Toronto Raptors reacts after a collision during the second quarter against the Detroit Pistons at Little Caesars Arena on March 17, 2021 in Detroit, Michigan. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images)
DETROIT, MICHIGAN - MARCH 17: Kyle Lowry #7 of the Toronto Raptors reacts after a collision during the second quarter against the Detroit Pistons at Little Caesars Arena on March 17, 2021 in Detroit, Michigan. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images) /
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Portland Trail Blazers. 9. team. 34. . 25-16. Previous: 11th

Last Week: Lost to Minnesota Timberwolves 114-112, Beat New Orleans Pelicans 125-124, Beat New Orleans Pelicans 101-93, Beat Dallas Mavericks 125-119

This Week: 3/21 vs. Dallas Mavericks, 3/23 vs. Brooklyn Nets, 3/25 at Miami Heat, 3/26 at Orlando Magic

Rodney Hood

If the Portland Trail Blazers are going to make a trade they will need some salary figure to make the money work. Rodney Hood is making $10.0 million this season and $10.8 million next season and is struggling to hold on to a rotation spot with the return of CJ McCollum.

Hood has been a solid rotation guard in past seasons but after suffering a torn Achilles in December of 2019 he has been slow to get back to form, as is to be expected. For a team looking to take a chance on him, betting on him slowly recovering over time and getting back to the player he once was is not out of the question. It just may not be in the same time frame that the Blazers need it to be.

Welcoming back McCollum and preparing to bring Jusuf Nurkic back in the coming weeks will cement the Blazers as a dangerous playoff team. Damian Lillard has kept the team afloat through late-game heroics combined with surprising efforts from Enes Kanter, Gary Trent Jr., Carmelo Anthony, Nassir Little and more. Pushing this last chip in to bolster their roster is a sign of good faith towards Damian Lillard. Relying on continued exhibitions of Dame Time is far from sustainable.