The Portland Trail Blazers could have open dialogue with any of the 29 other teams around the league before Thursday’s 12 p.m. trade deadline, but one team in particular could make a lot of sense.
The Orlando Magic, hoping to end their four-year playoff drought, could be buyers for the trade deadline as they look to build their team around Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner.
In Dan Favale’s trade deadline primer on Bleacher Report, he lists rookie Anthony Black and defensive-first forward Jonathan Isaac among the five players the Blazers should look to target. On the flip side, he also has Anfernee Simons and Malcolm Brogdon on the Magic’s short list of targets.