Is Portland's best player finally going to be on the move?
The Portland Trail Blazers' second-priciest player, 30-year-old Jerami Grant, hasn't made sense as a present roster addition for years.
With the NBA now having agreed to a lucrative new television broadcasting rights deal, worth a projected $76 billion, the $29.8 million owed Grant next season is now longer quite the albatross salary it looked to be when he initially agreed to it last year. In Kozlow's suggested deal, the Lakers would ship out point guard D’Angelo Russell's expiring $18.7 million contract, offense-averse combo forward Jarred Vanderbilt, 2023 second round draft pick Maxwell Lewis out of Pepperdine, and a 2029 first rounder. This would at least enable L.A. to hold on to one of its two movable future firsts. Vanderbilt missed much of 2023-24 due to injury issues and is fairly useless during the postseason because he's such a negative on offense.
"Jerami Grant’s contract, though hefty, might make more sense in a different context, such as the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers, with an aging LeBron James still playing at an MVP level, need to capitalize on their championship window. Grant, known for his defensive versatility and improved shooting, could slot in as an ideal third or fourth option behind LeBron and Anthony Davis," Kozlow writes.
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