Blazers and Cavs trade Rumors, Brian Windhorst

By | Bullscore 22 Jun, 2023

The Portland Trail Blazers are in the trend these days because of trade rumors that has been going on. The rumors is about their position in the 2023 NBA Draft and how it could affect their future with Damian Lillard.

Most people agree that if Portland doesn’t use their third overall pick to get a star player to team up with Lillard, he will want to be traded.

Brian Windhorst has said that a big trade might be happening between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Portland, but it’s not about the third overall pick.

“The pick I keep hearing about is 23 with Portland,” Windhorst said.

“Where I have actionable intelligence is pick 23. The Cavs, from what I understand, have had a lot of talks with the Blazers, not just for the 23rd pick. I think they have some interest in Nassir Little, who was a forward who was injured for a lot of last year but has already signed his contract extension.

“I think the Cavs have liked him in the past. That’s a guy they have interest in so it may not even involve a pick. It may involve Nassir Little and a pick, or maybe nothing.”

Windhorst clarified that the discussions were specifically about the Blazers’ 23rd pick in the draft, not their highly talked about third overall pick. Little has the potential to be a good role player, but he has struggled with injuries throughout his career. If Portland can get something in return for him, they will likely trade him.

The same applies to the 23rd pick as it does to the third overall pick. The Blazers want experienced players to support Lillard, no matter what it takes.

So far, Portland has been linked to one superstar player before the draft, but we’ll have to wait and see if anything actually happens on that front.