Rumors swirled but the deadline ended. The Blazers came away with nothing in the flurry of NBA deals up to the last hour of the NBA Trade Deadline.
Portland had taken care of their dealing before the All-Star break, landing Jusuf Nurkic and a first round pick (via Memphis) from the Nuggets for Mason Plumee and a second rounder. Portland invested in Nurkic’s potential for the future; Denver invested in Plumlee’s playmaking for the current playoff race.
Yet, Portland is in that very same race to the eighth seed, and stood their ground.