Now that Robert Covington has been traded to the Portland Trail Blazers, the reaction is pouring in. John Hollinger of the Athletic shared his thoughts on what the deal means for Portland:
The interesting part for Portland is whether this means it will play small more often next season. The Blazers came into 2019-20 hoping to play big with Zach Collins as a power forward next to Hassan Whiteside and Jusuf Nurkic, but their best moments came with Carmelo Anthony spacing the floor from the 4 spot.