8. Portland Trail Blazers (32-20)
The Portland Trail Blazers are an interesting team to follow heading into the NBA Trade Deadline. I’d like to think of the Blazers as a potential dark horse to swoop in to steal Anthony Davis away from the Lakers or Celtics.
However, that potential falls of whether or not the team would be willing to deal C.J. McCollum. Over the last few years, I feel like we’ve seen this dynamic duo (McCollum, Damian Lillard) top out and feel like they’ve played their best basketball as a unit.
This duo isn’t built for the playoffs, and that has been well evident over the last two seasons. Perhaps a new formula could unlock some untapped potential for this team. McCollum for AD?