Boston Celtics guards Jaylen Brown and Marcus Smart have been the subject of trade rumors this off-season, and there have been rumblings that Brown would join the Trail Blazers in a package deal for the #3 pick and Simons.<\/p>\n
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Pascal Siakim from the Toronto Raptors is another potential trade target for the Trail Blazers. The Raptors have a new head coach in Darko Rajakovic, and they’re on the verge of rebuilding their team after Fred Van Vleet opted for free agency. The combo of Simons and Miller in a trade for Siakim is a potential rebuilding path for the Raptors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
With so many top offensive teams in Western Conference, any legit contender from the West needs a defensive stopper. The Suns dealt forward Mikal Bridges to the Brooklyn Nets in the blockbuster trade for Kevin Durant. Bridges was well-regarded as a top defender who can cover both guards and forwards. But he also put his offensive skills on display in Brooklyn in the last quarter of the season. Bridges is an ideal two-way player if the Trail Blazers are serious about building a championship-caliber team around Lillard.<\/p>\n
Betting the Trail Blazers Next Season<\/h2>\n The Trail Blazers finished in 13th place in the Western Conference standings with a 33-49 record in 2022-23. They missed the playoffs for the second-straight season, marking only the third time in Lillard’s career that he failed to make a postseason appearance.<\/p>\n
Lillard won the NBA Rookie of the Year in 2012-13. But the Trail Blazers were only 33-49 and missed the playoffs in his first year in the NBA.<\/strong><\/p>\nThe Trail Blazers qualified for the playoffs in eight consecutive seasons following Lillard\u2019s rookie campaign. However, the Trail Blazers were eliminated five times in the first round since they drafted Lillard.<\/p>\n
In the 2018-19 season, Lillard led the Trail Blazers to 53 wins and the #2 seed out West. They locked up a trip to the Western Conference finals, but were swept by the Golden State Warriors. That was the farthest that Blazers advanced in the postseason with Lillard. Since that apex in the 2019 playoffs, the Trail Blazers won three total playoff games in the last four seasons. They finished in 13th place in the last two seasons and didn\u2019t even have a shot at the play-in tournament.<\/p>\n
The Trail Blazers are currently +12000 odds to win the 2023-24 NBA championship, according to DraftKings.<\/p>\n
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The Trail Blazers are +6500 odds to win the Western Conference and they’re near the bottom of the futures board. Only the San Antonio Spurs (+10000), Utah Jazz (+15000), and Houston Rockets (+15000) have longer conference title odds.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Lillard is +2200 odds to win the NBA MVP next season. He’s ranked #12 on DraftKings’ NBA awards board. Lillard is listed behind Trae Young from the Atlanta Hawks and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander from the Oklahoma City Thunder.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Portland Trail Blazers are fielding trade offers from teams interested in acquiring the #3 pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. The Boston Celtics, Toronto Raptors, Minnesota Timberwolves, and Brooklyn Nets are potential trade partners with the Trail Blazers. Trade rumors always flare up in the weeks leading up to the NBA Draft, which is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":278287,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[83079,1074],"tags":[83144,83474,81033,86368,83080,83195,81037,81736],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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