What Is Next For The Trail Blazers?
Portland has 15 players on standard contracts with salaries totaling $188.1 million. That puts the Trail Blazers $1.3 million below the NBA’s tax line. Marks added that the Blazers’ goal over the next few days is to create two open roster spots to promote Caleb Love and Sidy Cissoko. Cissoko has seven games of eligibility left, while Love has 10 under their two-way deals.
Holiday, Williams III, Jerami Grant, and Thybulle are potential trade candidates. According to Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints, the Blazers have been actively shopping Williams.
“For the Trail Blazers, acquiring Krejci is their first move before the trade deadline, as the team has been shopping veteran center Robert Williams III,” Siegel said. “Williams is caught up in a long list of center targets for playoff-contending teams in both conferences.”
Williams has a $13.2 million cap hit and is on an expiring contract. Even if Williams is the only player that the Blazers can dump, Wesley and Rayan Rupert would be potential buyout candidates.
