NBA Trades: 3 CJ McCollum trades to shake things up in Portland

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NBA Trades: 3 CJ McCollum trades to give Portland a boost – Indiana Pacers

Pacers receive: CJ McCollum, Nassir Little

Trail Blazers receive: Domantas Sabonis, Justin Holiday, Torrey Craig

The Indiana Pacers are a very weird organization. They’ve made a constant commitment to competing for the playoffs, yet they’re never good enough to do anything once they get there.

After they announced that they were going to be selling assets earlier this season, most would probably think that they would look to start a long-overdue rebuild.

However, since they just hired coach Rick Carlisle this offseason, the trades they make might end up being more moves to help them win now, rather than rebuild for the future.

This trade would help them shake up the roster, add another young piece, and still allow them to be competitive right now. CJ McCollum has never been an All-Star, but he would give Indiana something they simply don’t have right now – a pure scorer.

McCollum would get the chance to be the main focal point of a team’s offense for the first time in his career. Plus, Myles Turner would finally get the chance to control the paint for Indiana.

Meanwhile, the Trail Blazers would re-shape what their team looks like. Adding a versatile power forward to replace their score-heavy guard could change things up enough to give them a boost.

Domantas Sabonis would fit great next to Lillard as a passing big man who can also dominate the post. As for Justin Holiday and Torrey Craig, they would give Portland two more two-way wings that could play heavy rotation minutes.

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