Why The Trade Benefits The Trail Blazers

The combination of Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum has been unable to win during their time in Portland. In fact, they are going the wrong way. Portland was the eighth seed in the postseason and was taken down in five games by the Los Angeles Lakers.

Here is a chance for the Blazers to add draft capital and role players around Lillard.

Randle is a forward who is coming off the best season of his career during his first with the Knicks. Ntilikina is a defensive-minded guard who has not been able to mature scoring the ball. The Trail Blazers could use some rotation players around Lillard.

This is also about what they would be able to do in the draft. Three first-round picks is a nice return for McCollum, no matter where they would end up being slated.

It is unknown if the Blazers would part ways with McCollum, but this is not the first time that his name has come up in rumors. It will be interesting to see if the Blazers decide too pull the trigger, especially if the Knicks are the other team involved.