So I saw this Trailblazers trade rumors blowing up yesterday afternoon and figured, hell, why not dive in? Wanted to see what all the fuss was about with Portland cleaning house.
How I Started Tracking This Mess
First thing? Opened up Twitter. Yeah, I know, garbage fire usually, but man, those NBA notification accounts? They move faster than Scoot Henderson driving baseline. Saw like five tweets back-to-back:
- “POR trading Malcolm Brogdon to Washington”
- “Blazers shipping Robert Williams somewhere”
- “Jerami Grant possibly on the move too?!?!”
My reaction? Scratched my head so hard. Didn’t made no sense at first glance. Felt like they’re throwing darts blindfolded. So I pulled up the team roster on my phone – who’s even left besides Ayton? Looked like a fire sale at a yard sale.
Tearing Apart The Deals Piece By Piece
Okay, next step: actually checked the players involved. Brogdon – solid dude when healthy, right? But dude’s ankle is made of glass and tissue paper. Williams? That guy’s knees are basically shot. Felt bad for him honestly. Then Grant? Only reliable guy they got scoring, and they wanna dump him too? That pissed me off a little.
Started scribbling notes on my notepad app:
- Why give up Brogdon for basically nothing? Got back some bench warmer guard and a dude who might never fly over.
- Trading Timelord? Man sacrificed his leg for them! Got peanuts back – expiring contract and a second round pick probably in like 2030. Felt disrespectful.
- Grant staying put? Wasted hours thinking he was gone. Big ol’ nothing burger there. Media hype machine nonsense.
Making Sense Of The Madness
After the head scratching wore off, I kinda got it. Think they just pushing all chips in on Scoot, Sharpe, and them young cats. Freeing up minutes, getting whatever scrap pick they can. Basically waving a white flag yelling “WE SUCK NOW, DEAL WITH IT!”
Tried using one of those online trade checker things. Plugged in the names… kept getting errors. Those machines don’t freakin’ work like that! Makes you realize how messy this is. Portland ain’t trying to win games next year. They playing for draft lottery ping pong balls.
Here’s what I really think: Blazers doing what every rebuilding team does eventually. Stockpiling picks hoping some turn gold, clearing old money off the books, praying their young guys become stars. Risky? Hell yeah. Smart? Dunno yet. Fun to watch? Absolutely not. But hey, at least they finally admitted they’re cooked.
