Shane Sabo

[Shane Sabo @sabovick84]

@LegionHoops @TheHeatCentral Portland would be such a good fit!

[Logan Brown @LoganABrown]

A couple of targets still on the horizon for Oregon:

5-star WR Xavier Sabb (commits 7/3)
3-star DB Kamauri Whitfield (commits 7/6)
4-star LB Brayton Feister (commits 7/11)
4-star DL Brayden Parks
5-star IOL Ismael Camara

Expecting multiple commits from that group.

[Shane Sabo @sabovick84]

@allyduck79

[RipCitySquid🌹 @RipCitySquid]

Who will it be?

- Rui Hachimura
- Kelly Oubre
- Tobias Harris
- Jonothan Kuminga "RFA"
- Tari Eason "RFA"
- Benedict Mathurin "RFA"
- Kenrich Williams
- Ochai Agbaji

Or do we just sign someone else to a minimum?

[Shams Charania @ShamsCharania]

Free agent 7-footer Branden Carlson has agreed to a one-year, $2.5 million deal to sign with the Portland Trail Blazers, sources tell ESPN. Portland picks up a big man who has developed in the OKC Thunder system over the last two seasons, finalizing a deal with @PrioritySports' Ross Aroyo and Mark Bartelstein.

[jjj dpoy🐻 @JJJ_DPOY]

bruh this look like 2 separate real starting 5s

[Michael Scotto @MikeAScotto]

Sources: The Portland Trail Blazers signed Robert Williams to a 3-year, $44 million deal, which includes $5 million partially guaranteed Year 2, and is fully non-guaranteed Year 3. Years 2 and 3 become fully guaranteed if he plays 50+ regular-season games in the prior season.

[Corey B @CoreyB08]

My ultimate guesses for Portland next moves

Trade Sharpe and 2 firsts for Murphy

Or

Trade Jrue, Scoot, Sharpe, 3 firsts for Jaylen

[Bobby Marks @BobbyMarks42]

Updated Portland

[Legion Hoops @LegionHoops]

The Blazers view Ja Morant as their “big move” and have no active plans to pursue Jaylen Brown. (ESPN)

[Bobby Marks @BobbyMarks42]

Updated Portland

A whole lot of guards on this roster

As we say, there is also a Part 2 to every deal

[Evan Sidery @esidery]

A potential near exact salary match trade framework between the Celtics and Trail Blazers involving Jaylen Brown:

Boston ($68.4 million): Jrue Holiday, Shaedon Sharpe, Scoot Henderson, draft compensation

Portland ($67.9 million): Brown + Sam Hauser

[Blazers Palace @blazers_palace]

Bro we got JA MORANT for Jerami Grant and Kris Murray. You cannot spin it any other way than a fleece by Cronin

[Yossi Gozlan @YossiGozlan]

Trail Blazers salary cap situation after trading for Ja Morant.

They are hard capped to the first apron by using a 125 percent trade exception to acquire him.

They still have tax room to make additional moves like re-signing Robert Williams and using the $15M mid-level.

[Jake Weinbach @JWeinbachNBA]

If the Blazers remain in pursuit of Jaylen Brown, Portland could still build a trade package around Jrue Holiday, younger players such as Shaedon Sharpe, Toumani Camara, or Scoot Henderson, and multiple first-round picks.

The Blazers are making moves in the West.

[Evan Sidery @esidery]

The Trail Blazers still have plenty of salary-matching options to acquire Jaylen Brown from the Celtics, even after trading Jerami Grant for Ja Morant:

Jrue Holiday: $34.8 million
Shaedon Sharpe: $20.1 million
Toumani Camara: $18.1 million
Scoot Henderson: $13.6 million

[Hoop Central @TheHoopCentral]

FULL TRADE DETAILS:

Portland receives:
Ja Morant

Memphis receives:
Jerami Grant
Kris Murray

(via @ShamsCharania)

[Kevin O'Connor @KevinOConnor]

Acquiring Ja Morant feels like a set-up trade to me given all the Jaylen Brown rumors in Portland. Now the Blazers could feel more comfortable sending Jrue Holiday, Scoot Henderson, and Shaedon Sharpe with draft picks to Boston for Jaylen Brown. We'll see what happens.

[Shane Sabo @sabovick84]

@AutzenZoo_Bliss Give me clay or kiko!

[𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐳𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐬𝐭 @BlazeEnthusiast]

With under 30 hours until FA opens, here’s how the Blazers are situated:

{Free Agents}
- Matisse Thybulle
- Robert Williams III
- Blake Wesley
- Caleb Love

{Cap Space}
- $30M under Luxury Tax ($201M)
- $38M under 1st Apron ($209M)
- $51M under 2nd Apron ($222M)

Here we go🍿👀