<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/ranking-best-jerami-grant-trade-destinations-amid-blazers-rough-season');   ga('set', 'title', 'Ranking best Jerami Grant trade destinations amid Blazers’ rough season');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Ranking-best-Jerami-Grant-trade-destinations-amid-Blazers-rough-season.jpg"></figure><h1>Ranking best Jerami Grant trade destinations amid Blazers’ rough season</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-18T09:22:31-08:00">December 18th, 9:22am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-18T09:22:31-08:00">December 18th, 9:22am</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>In 2022, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-3-key-blazers-drawing-trade-interest">Portland Trail Blazers acquired Jerami Grant</a> in one last-ditch effort to surround Damian Lillard with as much talent as possible. In the end, it was all for naught, as the Blazers finished with a 33-49 record amid another lost season. Trade rumors surrounding Lillard were only growing louder, but the Blazers still decided to put forth one last try to convince their franchise cornerstone to stay — keeping Grant on a five-year, $160 million contract.</p><p>In the end, of course, Lillard still decided to request a trade, and the Blazers granted (pun unintended) this wish of his — leaving the team stuck with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jerami-grant-grading-blazers-5-year-160-million-contract-in-2023-nba-free-agency">Grant making an average of $32 million per season</a> until the 2027-28 campaign. But now, that may be one of the worst decisions the Blazers have ever made.</p><p>The 2024-25 season has not gone swimmingly at all for Grant; he has had a few good games here and there, but to say that his overall play can be considered good would be a lie. At the time of writing,s the 30-year-old forward is averaging 16.1 points per game — his worst mark since becoming a full-time starter in 2020 — on a true shooting percentage of 53.6, his worst mark since his sophomore campaign.</p><p>The Blazers, for better of for worse, appear stuck with Grant. They are still on the hook for about <a href="https://www.spotrac.com/nba/player/_/id/15391/jerami-grant" rel="noopener">$132 million on his contract</a>, and not too many teams would want to stomach that kind of money for someone who is struggling. Now, the hope for any contending team that will be acquiring Grant is for him to settle into a lower role in the offensive pecking order and become more of a defensive specialist who can hit shots — the same role he had for the last winning team that he played for, the 2019-20 Denver Nuggets.</p><p>With that in mind, here are some teams that could benefit from a trade with the Blazers for Grant.</p><h2><b>3. Indiana Pacers</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Tyrese-Haliburton-and-Pascal-Siakam-celebrate-win-against-Celtics.jpg"><figcaption>© Grace Smith/USA Today Network via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Much like Jerami Grant’s 2024-25 season, this current campaign has <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pacers-news-tyrese-haliburton-broken-record-latest-pitiful-performance">not gone according to plan</a> for the reigning Eastern Conference finalist Pacers. Despite having the services of Pascal Siakam from the jump, the Pacers have not strung together a consistent run of solid play yet this season, as they have a 12-15 record at the time of writing.</p><p>But the Pacers can thank their lucky stars that they reside in the East and that their slow start to the season hasn’t yet cost them much in terms of playoff positioning. They sit in eighth place in the standings, which puts them right in the thick of the hunt for an outright playoff berth.</p><p>While the Pacers already pushed their chips to the middle of the table when they traded for Siakam, perhaps they can look at Grant as someone who can bolster their wing depth further. The loss of Aaron Nesmith hasn’t been talked about as much, but it’s been clear that Indiana has been missing his 3-and-D contributions on the wing.</p><p>The problem, however, is that the Pacers won’t want to lose both Nesmith and Obi Toppin in a trade for Grant. However, that is the only feasible way for them to match salaries with the Blazers. This will prevent a trade from materializing, but on paper, Grant looks like he’d be a seamless fit alongside Tyrese Haliburton and company.</p><h2><b>2. Miami Heat</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Jimmy-Butler_d2e9cf.jpg"><figcaption>Sam Navarro-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Heat appear to be bracing for <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-jimmy-butler-warriors-trade-dealt-reality-check-by-nba-insider">life after Jimmy Butler,</a> as the 35-year-old forward who has led them deep into the playoffs on multiple occasions is on the trade block. Now, while Jerami Grant is far from a one for one replacement for Butler, he sure would fit in quite well on the team as someone who can be a dogged defender on the wing as well as someone who can create his own shot in spurts.</p><p>Perhaps the Heat can bring out a bit of a career renaissance from Grant, who has some room for positive regression amid his down 2024-25 campaign. They could build a package around Terry Rozier, who has taken on a full-time bench role in recent weeks, and it shouldn’t take much draft capital, if any, to get the Blazers to trade Grant away.</p><h2><b>1. Sacramento Kings</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/DeMar-DeRozan-1.jpg"><figcaption>Ed Szczepanski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Kings stand out as a team that is ripe for an upgrade, especially at the forward positions. Considering how many ballhandlers and shot-creators they already have, Jerami Grant won’t have to overextend himself and dribble too much in the event that the Kings trade for him.</p><p>Sacramento can <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-kings-looking-to-make-trade-wing-depth">package Kevin Huerter and Trey Lyles in a trade</a> for Grant, and as said previously, given the considerable financial commitment the Blazers still have towards the 30-year-old, it won’t take much for the Blazers to trade him away.</p><p>Grant can then function as the team’s sixth man now that Malik Monk is starting, and he will give the Kings some additional defensive versatility, as he has played in the past as a small-ball center in some lineups. He could also feature in lineups with two big forwards, lining up alongside Keegan Murray, giving the 13-14 Kings more lineup options as they navigate their middling season thus far.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Ranking best Jerami Grant trade destinations amid Blazers’ rough season

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/blazers-news-jerami-grant-robert-williams-iii-exit-grizzlies-game-with-concerning-injuries');   ga('set', 'title', 'Blazers’ Jerami Grant, Robert Williams III exit Grizzlies game with concerning injuries');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Blazers-news-Jerami-Grant-Robert-Williams-III-exit-Grizzlies-game-with-concerning-injuries.jpg"></figure><h1>Blazers’ Jerami Grant, Robert Williams III exit Grizzlies game with concerning injuries</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-25T20:24:52-08:00">November 25th, 8:24pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-25T20:24:52-08:00">November 25th, 8:24pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grizzlies-news-ja-morant-nearing-return-upgraded-injury-report-blazers">injury luck of a few teams</a> may be beginning to turn, but the Portland Trail Blazers are yet to experience a positive development in this regard. They entered their 123-98 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday night already down five players in Deandre Ayton, Donovan Clingan, Scoot Henderson, Kris Murray, and Matisse Thybulle, but things somehow found a way to go from bad to worse.</p><p>The Blazers not only lost the battle but also lost the war of attrition on Monday night as they saw two starters of theirs, Jerami Grant and Robert Williams III, go down with injuries on the night. Grant sustained a blow to his left knee and <a href="https://x.com/trailblazers/status/1861244126257115538" rel="noopener">did not return</a> after exiting at the 9:58 mark of the third quarter, while Williams, who has been been pressed into starting duties with injuries to Ayton and Clingan, was not able to suit up for Portland after the halftime intermission as he <a href="https://x.com/trailblazers/status/1861245673934299278" rel="noopener">underwent concussion protocol</a>.</p><p>Both Grant and Williams have considerable injury histories, so it’s no surprise to see the Blazers err on the side of caution especially when the Grizzlies began to run away with the game in the middle of the third quarter. The injury bug continues to plague Portland, and at this point, a multi-game absence is likely for those two since the Blazers aren’t competing for anything other than lottery balls.</p><p>Grant has missed 82 games over the past four seasons, although he last dealt with a knee injury back in 2021. Meanwhile, Williams’ situation is more concerning. The B<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/blazers-news-robert-williams-iii-gets-updated-timeline-after-injury">lazers center played in just six games</a> last season after undergoing knee surgery, and entering concussion protocol only serves to halt the momentum he’s been building throughout his impressive 2024-25 season thus far.</p><h2><b>How do Blazers proceed amid injuries to Jerami Grant and Robert Williams III?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Blazers-forward-Jerami-Grant-9-shoots.jpg"></figure><p>The injury to Robert Williams III further depletes an already-decimated Blazers frontcourt. It’s not quite clear when Deandre Ayton will be returning from a finger injury, while Donovan Clingan sustained a left knee sprain, putting his future playing status in considerable doubt. If Williams were to miss a few games, the Blazers will have to rely on Duop Reath and Jabari Walker to fill the majority of minutes at the five.</p><p>Meanwhile, the silver lining for the Blazers if Jerami Grant’s knee ends up bothering him enough to keep him out for multiple games is that they have a few players capable of filling in for him. Deni Avdija should assume a larger role, while Dalano Banton and Rayan Rupert should also feature more prominently in the rotation.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Blazers’ Jerami Grant, Robert Williams III exit Grizzlies game with concerning injuries

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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-blazers-expected-trade-jerami-grant-anfernee-simons');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Blazers expected to trade 1 of Jerami Grant, Anfernee Simons');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/NBA-rumors-Blazers-expected-to-trade-1-of-Jerami-Grant-Anfernee-Simons.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Blazers expected to trade 1 of Jerami Grant, Anfernee Simons</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-07-30T09:08:58-07:00">July 30th, 9:08am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-07-30T09:10:12-07:00">July 30th, 9:10am</time><address><a>Brett Siegel</a>Brett Siegel joined ClutchPoints as a credentialed NBA insider and reporter in May 2023 after previously covering the NBA for Fastbreak on FanNation and NBA Analysis Network, as well as working with Louisville Basketball. From playing to coaching to covering the game as a media member, Brett has been involved with the game of basketball from many different perspectives. Breaking the news of various free agent signings, yearly NBA Draft news and other key stories around the league, Brett is always on the phone, getting the latest news and rumors around the NBA. Be sure to follow him on Twitter @BrettSiegelNBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After moving Damian Lillard to the Milwaukee Bucks last offseason, the Portland Trail Blazers <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/blazers-news-chauncey-billups-gets-real-on-not-expecting-to-coach-a-rebuilding-team">entered a new era</a>, one that would be led by their young talents such as Anfernee Simons and Scoot Henderson, the third pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. As the Blazers began their rebuild, the 2023-24 season went as expected — a 21-61 record and a last-place finish in the Western Conference standings.</p><p>Ahead of the 2024-25 season, the Blazers once again seem destined to miss the playoffs, yet what their roster will ultimately look like remains a mystery due to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-lakers-linked-to-jonas-valanciunas-jerami-grant">trade rumors</a> surrounding Simons and veteran forward Jerami Grant.</p><p>The Blazers’ only concern right now is finding ways to get their young core as much experience as possible. Swinging a trade involving one of these players may make the most sense to open up minutes and accumulate future assets. While recently appearing on Sactown Sports 1140 in Sacramento, Aaron Fentress of The Oregonian discussed Portland’s options involving Simons and Grant, pointing out that one of the two will <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uaforS0n88" rel="noopener">likely be moved</a>.</p><p>“I would be surprised if Jerami (Grant) or Anfernee Simons, that one of the two is not moved,” Fentress said on Monday. “I was told that’s definitely the goal, that one of the two would probably be gone before training camp. Both being gone might be different. They obviously have time. They can wait until the trade deadline and see if someone else will offer more.”</p><p>The main reason why the Blazers may be active on the trade market as sellers ahead of training camp is because Simons and Grant don’t appear to be their future. Henderson, Shaedon Sharpe, and rookie Donovan Clingan are going to be the young talents Portland moves forward with, making Simons and Grant disposable.</p><h2><b>Anfernee Simons, Jerami Grant trade value</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Jerami-Grant.jpg"><figcaption>Jaime Valdez-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Both Simons and Grant could contribute to various playoff-contending teams right away, which is why they hold some value on the open market. However, at this point in the offseason, the Blazers may have a hard time finding legitimate trade partners due to salary restraints, and many organizations are already finalizing their rosters for the start of the 2024-25 season.</p><p>Between the two players, Grant is certainly the player many teams would have interest in due to his two-way play. Over the last two seasons in Portland, Grant has averaged 20.7 points and 4.1 rebounds per game while shooting 40.2 percent from three-point range.</p><p>The problem with pursuing a trade for Grant is that he is under contract through the 2027-28 season and still has over $132 million left on his contract. Very few teams in the league would have the ability to not only put together a trade package with at least $30 million in salary to equate Grant’s current deal, but many teams are struggling with remaining below the first and second tax aprons.</p><p>In Simons’ case, he has just two more years left on his contract and is owed a total that is slightly above $50 million. At 25 years old, Simons has proven that he can be a lead guard both as a scorer from the perimeter and a facilitator. Over the last two seasons, the Blazers guard has averaged 21.7 points and 4.7 assists per game while shooting 38.1 percent from three-point range.</p><p>The idea of building around Henderson and Sharpe is the main reason why Portland could look to move off of Simons while he holds a fair amount of value. Still, the idea of beginning the season with both players may be more appealing to the Blazers, especially considering that a team may be willing to pay more for either Simons or Grant ahead of the trade deadline.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Blazers expected to trade 1 of Jerami Grant, Anfernee Simons

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He can be read at Heavy, Fansided, Philadelphia Sports Network, and right here at ClutchPoints. Are you ready to read about wrestling? Well, you've come to the right place.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>When it comes to NBA content on ESPN, it’s only a matter of time before even the most veteran reporters have to comment on the Los Angeles Lakers.</p><p>Call it a byproduct of being the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-news-research-claims-lakers-warriors-have-most-annoying-fans">most popular team in the NBA</a>, call it a byproduct of the team being so gosh darn perplexing in their week-to-week activities, but when in a conversation about the less-heralded teams in the association, Zach Lowe still had to touch on the Lakers as part of a segment discussing the Western Conference with Tim McMahon, and in less than a minute, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eiks_oJDPZ8&amp;embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reddit.com%2F" rel="noopener">he delivered an absolute doozie</a>.</p><p>“Should we start printing the Jerami Grant-Lakers jerseys, by the way?” Lowe asked. “Should we just do it now? I might order one.”</p><p>Now granted, was the veteran journalist joking? Maybe, he said it was an air of sarcasm in his voice, and McMahon joked along about the prospects of the Lakers finally breaking their free agency draught with a big swing, noting that seemingly every good player in the NBA has been linked to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-news-jalen-rose-says-clippers-will-never-surpass-lakers-as-most-popular-la-team">Los Angeles’ A-Time</a> at one point or another, but why would Lowe poke the proverbial bear if there isn’t any fire behind it?</p><p>At this point, the Lakers are really looking to bounce back from a down free agency, with fans openly linking the team to darn near everyone from Paul George to Tyus Jones at one point or another throughout the offseason. If Lowe is comfortable enough to make that joke off the cuff, who knows, maybe there really is some smoke behind the fire, and fans could see Gants in place of someone like Rui Hachimora or D’Angelo Russell in JJ Redick’s starting five this fall.</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Jerami-Grant-playing-against-the-Lakers.jpg"><figcaption>Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><h2><b>An NBA exec questions why the Lakers would trade for Jerami Grant</b></h2><p>Discussing the prospects of a team like the Los Angeles Lakers or the Miami Heat trading for Jerami Grant, an anonymous NBA executive told Sean Deveney of Heavy that he isn’t sure why another team would trade for the Trail Blazers’ leading scorer from 2023-24, as at best he’s a<a href="https://heavy.com/sports/nba/los-angeles-lakers/jerami-grant-trade-picks/" rel="noopener"> third option on a good team</a>.</p><p>“Jerami Grant can play, he is a shooter, he is a good, active defender when he is engaged, he is going to do a lot of things that help your team. But he is a third option. He has some big numbers the last few years, but he has done it on terrible teams. No one is going to make a big trade for a guy who gives you 20 (points) on a bad team and 13 (points) on a good one,” an NBA exec told Sean Deveney of Heavy.</p><p>“Not with his contract. He is going to make $30 (million) next year $32 the year after that. Then he has two more years. You can’t pay your third option $34, 35 million. If Portland wants the Lakers, the Heat, any of these teams to take him, they’ve got to recognize that… They’re stubborn. Part of the job is to be stubborn, though. But part of the job is also seeing your mistakes and getting out of them. Grant was a mistake. Trading him now just to get out of that salary is the right thing to do, take whatever picks or young guys you can get.”</p><p>Can the Lakers really afford to give up their assets for a third-option forward who can do a little bit of everything but isn’t elite at anything? No, they probably shouldn’t cash it all in on that sort of player. But if the price is right and Grant can be had without surrendering any of the team’s “core” players then hey, maybe the prospects of a deal would become much more tenable.</p><figure class="op-interactive"></figure><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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