Because the Path Blazers proceed looking for commerce companions that will ship a excessive caliber participant to Portland in return for the No. 3 choose, extra names come up within the media.
One among them is Karl-Anthony Cities whose tenure with the Timberwolves is likely to be coming to an finish after eight years with the crew.
Nonetheless, with the NBA Draft quick approaching, there is no such thing as a traction on a possible commerce, per Jon Krawczynski. “There’s nothing shut proper now,” he stated on his podcast, by way of Jonathan Harrison of Sports activities Illustrated. “I do know that so many individuals are actually enthusiastic about presumably buying and selling KAT to Portland for No. 3 and all that.
“I’m not saying it can undoubtedly not occur, however as of right this moment…36 hours earlier than the draft…they haven’t gotten any traction on something large but.”
This previous season Cities averaged 20.8 factors, 8.1 rebounds and 4.8 assists in 33 minutes per recreation. He’ll enter the ultimate yr of his 5-year, $158 million contract and is about to earn $36 million subsequent season.