The Portland Trail Blazers had a strong offseason with key additions and subtractions, improving their long-term outlook as they clear the runway for their young core. However, they still have a $160 million elephant named Jerami Grant in the room. Under the new CBA, Portland would be wise to get off the three years remaining in Grant's massive contract, especially since they must extend their young core in the coming seasons.
Grant Hughes of Bleacher Report recently proposed a trade that would address that problem for Portland, sending Grant to the Milwaukee Bucks.
Here is the deal in full:
Hughes created trades for each team's best asset, listing Tyler Smith for Milwaukee.