The Portland Trail Blazers have two paths to choose from this offseason: win now or win later. Trade young players and future picks for veteran stars or trade Damian Lillard for assets and rebuild.
But what if there was an option that would allow the franchise to do both?
The Golden State Warriors asked themselves a similar question two years ago.
Coming off of back-to-back playoff absences in 2019-20 and 20-21, the Dubs had already used a lottery pick on raw center James Wiseman and owned two more top-14 picks in the 2021 draft.