A bonafide shooting guard is coming to the Crescent City and will very soon give the backcourt a necessary and sizable offensive boost. As a bonus, the frontcourt depth is also getting improved.
The New Orleans Pelicans and the Portland Trail Blazers have agreed to terms on a trade, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Once the deal is complete, the Pelicans will receive CJ McCollum, Larry Nance Jr. and Tony Snell, with Tomas Satoransky, Josh Hart, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Didi Louzada and future draft compensation heading to Portland.
Full trade, per sources:
Blazers: Josh Hart, Tomas Satoransky, Nickeil Walker-Alexander, Didi Louzada, 2022 protected first-round pick, two second-round picks.