This was your classic Portland Trail Blazers trade deadline. A lot of anticipation but no fireworks.
After the Blazers acquired sharpshooter Vit Krejci from the Atlanta Hawks, NBA insider Marc Stein reported on X that Portland was "in the midst of LOTS of NBA trade matters at the moment." Yet nothing materialized.
We shouldn't be surprised at this point.
Blazers should've picked a clear direction at the trade deadline
In general, this was a strange deadline that saw rebuilding teams like the Utah Jazz and Washington Wizards become aggresive buyers in their respective trades for Jaren Jackson Jr.