Supermarket opens, Trail Blazers sell team bosses, I met two seasons ago as the Rockets dream love striker

The NBA Finals are still in full swing, but except for the Pacers and the Thunder, other teams have shifted their focus to the upcoming draft, especially those teams in the league that are still rebuilding. They hope to obtain high-quality draft resources through trades in order to get future stars in the draft.

Not long ago, news came from the Portland Trail Blazers that they had begun inquiring about Jerami Grant across the league, hoping to exchange him for a future first-round draft pick. Speaking of which, since the Trail Blazers chose to trade to Lillard announced the official reconstruction, their team building has not been smooth.

In the past few years, although the team has a number of strong teams such as Grant, Simmons, and Ayton, the team's record has always been at the bottom of the West. Fortunately, in the draft in recent years, the team's newcomers Sharp and Henderson have gradually risen. Especially Sharp, who averaged 18.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game last year, becoming a new force in the team's backcourt.

Henderson, who was selected as the third pick in the first round in 23, also made significant progress in his second season of his career, averaged 12.7 points, 3 rebounds, 5.1 assists per game, and increased his shooting percentage to 42%, while reducing his turnover from 3.4 times per game in the rookie season to 2.7 times. If he can maintain this momentum of improvement, he may be able to hold the team's starting point guard next season.

However, the Trail Blazers are interested in trading Grant, mainly because of the arrival of forward star Avdia. This 24-year-old young man with a height of 2.06 meters broke out in the Trail Blazers last season. He averaged 16.9 points, 7.3 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1 steal per game, and his shooting percentage was close to 48%. Especially in the second half of the season, he has become the absolute core of the team's offensive end and has shown good talent in both ball-holding and organizational transmission.

Under this circumstance, Grant, who overlaps with his position, becomes the target of sending away by the Trail Blazers. Grant, 31, has experienced a serious decline in his state last season due to injuries and other reasons. He averaged only 14.4 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game, and his shooting percentage was only 37.3%. You should know that before a season, he averaged 21 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game, and his data was quite impressive.

However, it may be a big difficulty for the Trail Blazers. He signed a five-year, $160 million contract with the Trail Blazers, but now he has three years and $102 million left. An annual salary of US$34 million will be very cautious for any team.

Another thing that makes other teams hesitate is that since the 20-21 season, Grant has been playing less than 70 games per game for five consecutive seasons, with the largest number of appearances in the 22-23 season, and only 63 games. The continuous injuries have made people wonder whether Grant can still recover to his peak period.

If you can get rid of the injury, Grant may be a big help for those teams passing the mark. As early as the 20-21 season, Grant played for the Pistons and averaged a beautiful report card of 22.3 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game. Two years ago, the Rockets under reconstruction showed great interest in it.

At that time, the Rockets Green and Shin Jing had just finished their second season. The team had a salary of nearly $90 million. They were preparing to show their strength in the offseason. However, in the end, the team failed to get the quasi-star forward. After giving VanVleet an annual salary of more than $40 million, they used a four-year and $86 million contract to find Dillon Brooks, who was frustrated with the Grizzlies to complete the team's reinforcement.

And this time the Trail Blazers put Grant on the shelves again. Perhaps the Rockets may not be very involved in the transaction. They are unwilling to pay too much chips in Durant's transaction. Naturally, they will not be too concerned about Grant, who has not proved their career. After all, a salary of $34 million will directly make the team's total salary exceed the league's luxury tax line, and face the front line of paying luxury tax. Instead of doing this, it is better to use a full middle class of $15 million to find some real things that come true! Do you think that the Rockets traded to get Grant will make the team's strength even further? Welcome to leave a message for discussion!