What is the Trail Blazers’ Most Untradeable Contract?

The summer of 2016 was a spending spree for theTrail Blazers. President of Basketball Operations Neil Olshey gave out extensions toMeyers Leonard(four years, $41 million) andMaurice Harkless(four years, $40 million) and matched theBrooklyn Nets’ offer sheet toAllen Crabbe(four years, $75 million). But before all of that, he brought new blood to the team withEvan Turner(four years, $70 million). There was no way all of those contracts could stay for (at best) league-average players, so Crabbe was dealt last off-season.

Still, the Trail Blazers have almost no financial flexibility, so what could they do to gain some? A trade of course! But who—rather, whose contract—to offer up is a harder question than it seems. The Trail Blazers have a lot of “untradeable” contracts, andFrank Urbina of HoopsHypeidentifies Turner’s as the most untradeable on the team:

Portland Trail Blazers backup wing Evan Turner has some game. He defends well enough, takes pretty good care of the basketball and can run the offense while Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum rest.

但he can’t shoot threes and is a career 43.1 percent shooter from the floor overall.

Plus, even by today’s standards, $17.5 million is a lofty amount of money for a non-starter.

Former Trail Blazers on Urbina’s league-wide list of untradeable contracts includeJerryd Baylessof thePhiladelphia 76ers,Zach Randolphof theSacramento Kings, andWesley Matthewsof theDallas Mavericks.

What do you think: Is Turner the most untradeable Trail Blazers contract? Would it require a first-round pick—no matter what—to deal at least one of Leonard, Harkless or Turner? Is attaching a pick worth it for a deal? And, are any of these players likely to be in Portland for the long haul? Let us know in the comments.