Quick: Blazers “Looking to Trade 20 and 26”

Jason Quick of CSN NW joined Dusty Harrah and Cam Cleeland onDusty and Cam in the Morningto discuss thePortland Trail Blazers’NBA Draft周二的计划。团队拥有三个前r个ound picks in the upcoming draft. After suggesting that the Blazers were underwhelmed by their highly anticipatedfinal pre-draft workouton Monday, Quick revealed some insider info:

I’ve talked to some agents; the word is—coming out of Portland—is that Portland wants to keep No. 15 but they’re looking to trade 20 and 26. The Blazers, right now, are trying to shed salary. I think that’s going to be Goal No. 1 going through the draft. They’re trying to execute some trades where they can unload some salaries and get a little more flexibility, so it wouldn’t surprise me to see them package 20 and 26 maybe for some future draft pick, something along those lines, but I think they’re pretty intent on keeping No. 15.

After last summer’s free agency spending spree, the Trail Blazers’ roster is positively bloated with players that the team may consider trading—so much so that Quick says “You can throw a dart at the Blazers’ roster and land on someone who they would probably want to unload their salary,” specifically namingMeyers Leonard,Allen Crabbe, andEvan Turner, who are all under contract through 2020 for a combined $140+ million.

Because of its long list of assets—some more appealing than other—Portland is a candidate to facilitate other trades as a third party, which Quick discusses inthe full radio segment, here. Expect the team to actively pursue a trade, or trades, between now and Thursday night.