The Trail Blazers may try to re-sign Jerami Grant regardless of whether they pursue a teardown, considering they gave up a future first-round pick for him, Yossi Gozlan of HoopsHype opines.
However, they’ll have competition. Cap space teams like the Rockets and Pacers could be in the market for a versatile veteran forward like Grant, Gozlan writes. The Thunder could also look to add a veteran presence to their improving team and a reunion with the Pistons, who traded Grant to the Blazers last summer, isn’t out of the question.
We have more from the Northwest Division:
- Forward Cam Reddish missed the Trail Blazers‘ game against Minnesota on Sunday due to lumbar soreness, the team tweets. Reddish, a restricted free agent after the season, has missed three consecutive games.
- Forward Lauri Markkanen returned to the Jazz lineup on Sunday after missing the two previous games with a bruised left hand, Eric Walden of the Salt Lake Tribune tweets. Markkanen had 23 points and nine rebounds in a one-point loss to Brooklyn.
- Jalen Williams has averaged 19.5 points, 5.8 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.7 steals since the All-Star break. Barry Tramel of The Oklahoman (subscription required) takes a closer look at the Thunder lottery pick, noting that Williams has star potential. “I don’t know how good he’ll be. But I think it’s pretty safe to look at the fact that his floor’s going to be pretty high, because he’s big, he plays great defense, he’s got a great feel for the game,” coach Mark Daigneault said.
Jerami grant is going back to the pistons. He loved it their and gm Troy weaver LOVES him and will be willing to pay him what he wants
Would love him back in OKC, but you make a good point re: Pistons.
I don’t see Portland winning a championship next year.
Really going out on a limb huh?
I think the dumbest thing I’ve heard is that Jerami Grant is going to a lottery team, the Pacers, or the Thunder.
I’d give the Thunder a maybe, the Pacers a no-way, And the others a big, not gonna happen.
Grant will do a sign and trade to a contender where he bolsters their starting line-up, and rotation.
The Blazers will probably not sign him, other than to trade him to a contender.
Pacers are a playoff team next year. Especially if they add grant. Haliburton, hield, nembhard, grant, turner is a solid 5 and they will have mathurin, McConnell, smith and another top 10 pick off the bench. Flip theis and a pick for a useful 3 and d guy.
Grant would have to choose Indiana, and spurn Portland.
Not impossible, but unlikely since both franchises usually get better through trades, and the draft.