Could Portland's starting power forward finally be on the move this year?
Portland Trail Blazers power forward Jerami Grant has been considered one of the club's top trade assets throughout the club's fourth consecutive rebuild season. He's a solid two-way player, earning a slightly generous $29.8 million salary this season that will start to look quite reasonable by the end of his contract. At 30, the 6-foot-7 wing's timeline does not mesh with that of young Blazers stars-in-waiting Donovan Clingan, Scoot Henderson, and Shaedon Sharpe.
In one of Watts' several trade pitches, Portland would ship out Grant to the Golden State Warriors, in exchange for young forward Jonathan Kuminga. " has shot over 40 percent from 3-point range in each of the last two seasons and would give the Warriors another versatile two-way option," Watts writes. "Grant is in the second season of a five-year $160 million contract. It would lock the Warriors into a significant salary through his 2027 player option, but he could provide a dynamic frontcourt partnership with Draymond Green that wreaks havoc on the rest of the Western Conference.
"Golden State wants to add a co-star for Stephen Curry, and Jerami Grant likely is not quite marquee enough. Expect the Warriors to target an All-Star to significantly raise their ceiling. There will be rumors, but this feels extremely unlikely," Watts cautions.
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