What if the Blazers and Pelicans rekindle trade talks, this time centered around Damian Lillard rather than the #3 overall pick?

Portland gets eight first round picks - two in each of the next four drafts - in order to rebuild with youth. This paves the way for Scoot to take over as the new alpha.

New Orleans gets Lillard in order to compete for a championship. It reunites Lillard and McCollum. The Pelicans move on from Zion in this scenario. They hold onto their own first round picks so they can make another star trade. They only move picks owed to them by other teams.

Oklahoma City moves five first round picks for Zion. They needed to consolidate the picks somehow because they have too many, and this allows them to get a young star in the post.