The Portland Trail Blazers are still dealing with the fallout from a trade mistake they made in 2021. Portland was part of a three-team deal with the Chicago Bulls and Cleveland Cavaliers that landed them Larry Nance Jr. Here were the details of that trade:
Trail Blazers received: Larry Nance Jr.
Bulls received: Derrick Jones Jr., protected first-round pick (via POR), protected 2023 second-round pick (via DEN)
Cavaliers received: Lauri Markkanen
Blazers' win-now aspirations make the Nance trade even worse
The headliner in this deal is All-Star Lauri Markkanen, who has been going on an absolute tear in Eurobasket play.