Portland Trail Blazers
Key Moves:
- Acquired Rodney Hood for Nik Stauskas, Wade Baldwin, 2021 second-round pick, 2023 second-round pick from Cavs (per Adrian Wojnarowski).
- Acquired Skal Labissiere from Blazers for Caleb Swanigan (per Adrian Wojnarowski).
The Portland Trail Blazers came away nicely at the NBA Trade Deadline. They managed to snag Rodney Hood from the Cavs, a player that could certainly help the team as soon as he lands in Portland.
At the same time, they snag a nice young big in Skal Labissiere, who has all the tools to be a productive big man in today’s game. He is a bit raw and needs some time to progress, but the future is bright for him.
Short of landing a star, I’m not sure how the Blazers could’ve had a better deadline day than they did yesterday. Quality additions for Portland.
Grade: B+