The Portland Trail Blazers need to make roster upgrades by the Feb. 5 trade deadline in order to bolster their defensive identity. One trade target who makes perfect sense to accomplish this is Sacramento Kings guard Keon Ellis.
Ellis is just one of several Kings trade candidates as the team looks to finally escape purgatory. Dan Woike of The Athletic notes that the expected price tag on Ellis is a protected first-round pick. That's a polarizing price tag, with Woike noting that Ellis is "maybe the most divisive player in the league.