Authors of a mixed season but saved in the bubble, the Blazers can not be satisfied with so little. The latest news is that the front office is looking for a free agent in the domestic sector … what would push Carmelo Anthony to the exit?
Few teams have taken advantage of the break and the end of the season in the bubble, but the Blazers are undeniably part of it. Their very complicated season was caught up and narrowly saved with the return of a sparkling Jusuf Nurkic. A big run in the bubble and the men of Oregon miraculously snagged the 8th playoff spot in the West.
But in the first round, against the formidable Lakers, difficult to hope to go further. Anthony Davis made short work of opposing interiors and LeBron James extinguished a Damian Lillard that was on fire. The pill passed, Portland is now looking for another interior to better resist. And even if they just picked up one in a trade with Houston, the Blazers also have another target in mind
Sources: Free agent Paul Millsap is expected to draw interest from the Trail Blazers.
Millsap turns 36 this season and is well past his prime, but he still offers leadership, tough defense, and shooting. Portland’s bigs got wrecked by AD, a reliable vet like Millsap could help.
— Kevin O’Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) November 16, 2020
Sources: Free agent Paul Millsap should spark interest from the Trail Blazers. Millsap is 36 this season and a long way from his prime, but he still offers leadership, solid defense and shooting. The Portland greats were destroyed by AD, a reliable veteran like Millsap could help.
Paul Millsap also rubbed shoulders with Anthony Davis in the playoffs with the Nuggets, without more success on the final outcome. Despite everything, at 35, he has shown that he still has reserve and can still bring added value to a challenger team like the Blazers.
The problem is that with the arrival of Millsap in the racket, Carmelo Anthony would find himself even more in competition to scratch minutes from the bench. And the veteran Nuggets would help the team a lot defensively, where Melo is more deficient. Towards a premature exit?
With Jusuf Nurkic, Carmelo Anthony, from now on Robert Covington and possibly Paul Millsap, it will start to jam in the racket of the Blazers. The message is clear: we no longer want to let Anthony Davis do what he wants.
