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Blazers trade for Bridges and Ayton

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Rockets

Rockets

+1 pick
  • draft-pick-player

    2023 - Round 1

    25

+ 0  Wins

+ 0  MPG

+ 0  Off.

+ 0  Def.

Suns

Suns

+4 players ($66.7m),
Cap Impact + $3.4M
  • Spencer Dinwiddie
    Spencer Dinwiddie
    PG, 6' 5", 0.29 LEBRON
    Shot Creator

    $20.3M

    1yr

    3
  • Joe Harris
    Joe Harris
    SG, 6' 6", -1.6 LEBRON
    Movement Shooter

    $19.9M

    1yr

    3
  • Jusuf Nurkic
    Jusuf Nurkic
    C, 6' 11", 1.09 LEBRON
    Post Scorer

    $16.8M

    3yrs

    25
  • Royce O'Neale
    Royce O'Neale
    SF, 6' 4", -0.45 LEBRON
    Stationary Shooter

    $9.5M

    1yr

    3

+4  Wins

+58.34  MPG

-1.74  Off.

+0.14  Def.

Trail Blazers

Trail Blazers

+2 players ($54.2m),
Cap Impact + $6.9M
  • Mikal Bridges
    Mikal Bridges
    SF, 6' 6", 0.39 LEBRON
    Movement Shooter

    $21.7M

    3yrs

    3
  • Deandre Ayton
    Deandre Ayton
    C, 6' 11", -1.06 LEBRON
    Post Scorer

    $32.4M

    3yrs

    24

-1  Wins

-12.76  MPG

-0.34  Off.

+0.60  Def.

Nets

Nets

+3 players ($54.9m) +4 picks,
Cap Impact - $10.3M
  • Chris Paul
    Chris Paul
    PG, 1.98 LEBRON
    Primary Ball Handler

    $30.8M

    2yrs

    24
  • Anfernee Simons
    Anfernee Simons
    SG, 6' 3", -0.44 LEBRON
    Primary Ball Handler

    $24.1M

    3yrs

    25
  • Nassir Little
    Nassir Little
    SF, 6' 5", -1.59 LEBRON
    Movement Shooter

    $6.2M

    4yrs

    25
  • draft-pick-player

    2024 - Round 1

    via BKN
    11
  • draft-pick-player

    2023 - Round 1

    11
  • draft-pick-player

    2023 - Round 1

    via NYK
    25
  • draft-pick-player

    2026 - Round 1

    25

-4  Wins

-45.59  MPG

+2.08  Off.

-0.74  Def.

Nets can use the #4 and #23 picks along with Simons and Little to immediately build a strong young core, while also acquiring a future 2026 first from the Blazers to add to their asset pool. Getting their 2024 pick back allows them to take a year to tank and let their young guys develop, while trading away their veterans frees salary and minutes for their young guys. They would cut CP3, freeing up an additional $15 mil ($25 mil total on the trade) allowing him to sign with a contender for a more reasonable contract.

Rockets move up from #4 to #3, allowing them to draft Scoot or Miller, giving up the Nets pick next year in order to do so.

Blazers move a lot of assets but walk away with Ayton and Bridges, giving them a starting line-up of: Dame, Sharpe, Bridges, Grant, and Ayton. Blazers would need to make their 2024 pick owed to Chicago unprotected in order to move their 2026 pick, however both would be worth it in order to put a contending team around Dame.

Suns move Ayton and CP3 and get immediate replacements with Nurkic and Dinwiddie, while bolstering their depth with Harris and O'Neale.

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