The heat of the trade season just turned up a notch after the Indiana Pacers acquired Pascal Siakam from the Toronto Raptors. With Siakam now off the market, several teams who lost out in the Spicy P sweepstakes such as the Dallas Mavericks and the Sacramento Kings are now looking towards a Plan B. Jerami Grant of the Portland Trail Blazers could be their next trade target. However, according to Jake Fischer of Yahoo Sports, the Blazers reportedly aren't expected to take calls on Grant.
“Jerami Grant would represent an absolute difference-maker for both Dallas and the Sacramento Kings, another leading suitor for Siakam,” Fischer wrote. “The Kings have made Harrison Barnes, Kevin Huerter and Davion Mitchell available in trade conversations, sources said. However, Portland is not expected to seriously entertain offers for Grant, league sources told Yahoo Sports, in contrast to veteran point guard Malcolm Brogdon.”
This is certainly a bummer for the Kings and the Mavericks, who have reportedly been linked to Jerami Grant. A player of his caliber could ideally help playoff contenders like Dallas and Sacramento, who are looking for roster upgrades to bolster their chances to make a deep playoff run this year. Instead, he is on Blazers team that is headed toward the tank.
Nonetheless, there is no point for Portland to be in a hurry to trade Jerami Grant. He is currently in the first year of a five-year $160 million contract that he signed just this summer.
On the season, Grant is averaging 21.1 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 2.4 assists, while shooting 45.5 percent from the field and 41.1 percent from beyond the arc.
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