There are a lot of variables with all of these teams that are ahead of Portland. But I look at it through the prism of if you're making some moves to try to be good right now around Dame. And to pass all these teams, what are you getting that's definitively making you better than as flawed as they might be? The best trade assets remain the guys that you insisted on drafting and keeping shade and sharp and scoot Henderson.
Zach Lowe and Howard Beck discuss the Damian Lillard situation, preview free agency, and pick their 5 Most Intriguing offseason teams.
Dame situation (1:09)
3 paths for Blazers (5:51)
No easy outs in the West next year (9:58)
Stop telling Dame what he should do (12:56)
Blazers appear to be in philosophical limbo (16:47)
Looking back at the CJ McCollum trade (23:18)
Teams that could realistically make a deal for Dame (25:38)
Intriguing off-season teams (32:50)
Kings (33:43)
Nets (43:01)
Mavs (47:38)
Suns (49:13)
Bulls (53:05)
Clippers (59:29)
Raptors (1:05:07)
Magic (1:08:40)
John Collins trade (1:13:26)
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