After agreeing to a deal for Jerami Grant, the Portland Trail Blazers are now targeting Toronto Raptors forward OG Anunoby, tweets Chris Hayes of Yahoo Sports. He adds that Portland is willing to part with the No. 7 pick in Thursday’s draft in a potential trade.
A report emerged late last month that Anunoby had grown frustrated with his role in Toronto’s offense, as much of his ball-handling duties had been taken over by Rookie of the Year Scottie Barnes. However, there was no indication that Anunoby had asked to be traded.
The 24-year-old is coming off a career-best scoring season, putting up 17.1 points per game in 48 games. He also averaged a career-high in assists with 2.6 per game and took more shots (14.5) and 3-pointers (6.6) than in any previous season.
Anunoby would be another solid building block for the Trail Blazers, who are hoping for a quick turnaround following an injury-plagued 27-55 season. He has two more two more guaranteed years left on his contract, plus a $19.9M player option for 2024-25.
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