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Instant Reaction: Portland moves Kent Bazemore to Sacramento in five-player deal


We’ve got a couple of weeks before the trade deadline passes, which means NBA teams are going to get very active in the trade market. The Minnesota Timberwolves and Atlanta Hawks kicked things off with the Jeff Teague-Allen Crabbe swap, which confused a few people. Now the Sacramento Kings and Portland Trail Blazers are getting in on the trade action.

The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported the Blazers are moving Kent Bazemore to the Sacramento Kings. The reported deal confirmed by The Athletic’s Sam Amick is Bazemore along with Anthony Tolliver and two second-round picks in 2024 and 2025 to the Kings. In exchange, Sacramento will send Trevor Ariza, Wenyen Gabriel, and Caleb Swanigan to Portland.

Let’s analyze the trade and figure out where each team sits in this exchange of mostly expiring deals.

Portland receives Trevor Ariza, Wenyen Gabriel, and Caleb Swanigan

First and foremost, this is a cost-cutting move for the Blazers.





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