Charlotte Reasoning: They have tried to trade mark will earlier and it didn’t work out because of his health. He is injury prone and misses considerable time every season, they trade him for a surprisingly not injury prone and better Clingan, they see potential in him so they trade for him and only downgrade a couple spots most likely in 2027.

Portland Reasoning: They have a good core but this isn’t what it takes to contend in the west and they know that. In this scenario they’ve traded no one and need to make a change, they get rid of a pick that will be late lottery at best if they believe in themself for a slight downgrade but still elite center Mark Williams and a potential top 5 and almost guaranteed top 10 pick in 2027