NBA Rumors: Ranking 10 riskiest and most questionable offseason moves

7. Portland Trail Blazers signing Jerami Grant to huge deal

When it comes to the Portland Trail Blazers, we don’t have to pretend anymore. This was a team that was clearly trying to rebuild behind the scenes while telling Damian Lillard they weren’t. With whispers and smoke surrounding the possibility that Lillard was going to demand a trade away from the team, the Blazers still thought it was important to sign Jerami Grant to a five-year, $160 million deal.

This has nothing to do about whether Grant is worth it. He probably is where the NBA is heading. Grant is coming off a productive season in which he averaged 21 points and five rebounds per game on 48 percent shooting from the field and 40 percent shooting from 3-point range. He’s worth the deal. But for where the Blazers are headed as a franchise, re-signing Grant makes no sense.

I suppose if the Blazers do end up trading Lillard, they could use Grant as a moveable asset. But even then, there’s no guarantee they’ll get equal value for that investment. The Blazers have mismanaged this offseason; that’s almost impossible to argue against at this point.