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Blazers' Ja Morant trade comes with a massively overlooked Deni Avdija risk
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The Portland Trail Blazers acquired Ja Morant in a buy-low opportunity in terms of assets surrendered, landing him without having to send draft capital to Memphis.
However, CBS Sports' Sam Quinn recently made the case that the Blazers' trade comes with a higher level of risk attached than they realize or admit -- the opportunity cost of bringing Morant in.
Blazers' Ja Morant trade could risk a future Deni Avdija exitHeading into the offseason, we said that Avdija must be prioritized in any decision Portland makes.
With that lucrative contract looming in Portland, it immediately made Holiday and Jerami Grant trade candidates to shed salary.
So Quinn certainly has a case that the Blazers offseason did more harm than good for Avdija.