When Neil Olshey executed a trade with the Kings for Trevor Ariza, Wenyen Gabriel, and Caleb Swanigan, the predominating storyline from national media centered around salary cap relief. Outside of financial implications, how much will that move alter the Blazers’ on-court performance? Probably not a lot.
What should fans expect from a deadline deal? The Ringer’s J. Kyle Mann took a detailed look at past deadlines for context.
The video touches on a few impactful mid-season trades involving Portland. Unfortunately, two of those transactions involved the Blazers trading away players that ultimately won the NBA championship with their new franchises.