According to NBA insider Jake Fischer of Yahoo Sports, the Portland Trail Blazers are not expected to seriously entertain trade offers for Jerami Grant.
Grant signed a five-year, $160 million contract with the Blazers in July before Damian Lillard requested a trade. Portland traded Lillard to the Milwaukee Bucks.
“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.”
NBA NEWS & TRADE RUMORS: Jerami Grant, Portland Trail Blazers Updates
Grant is averaging 21.1 points, 3.4 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.7 blocks this season while shooting 45.5% from the field, 41.1% from beyond the arc and 80.2% from the free-throw line. The forward is making $27.6 million.
The Blazers are 10-29 on the season. They are in 14th place in the Western Conference standings. Grant is better suited to play for a contender, but it looks like Portland doesn’t want to trade him.
Grant has career averages of 12.8 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 0.7 steals and 1.1 blocks with the Philadelphia 76ers, Oklahoma City Thunder, Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons and Blazers. He is the son of Harvey Grant and the nephew of four-time NBA champion Horace Grant.
NBA NEWS & TRADE RUMORS: Jerami Grant, Portland Trail Blazers Updates
The Toronto Raptors traded Pascal Siakam to the Indiana Pacers for Bruce Brown, Jordan Nwora and three first-round picks. Grant and Siakam were linked to similar teams in trade rumors.
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