With the final days of September leading toward training camp across the NBA, the Portland Trail Blazers have increased conversations with rival front offices this week in an effort to conceive the greatest possible return for seven-time All-Star Damian Lillard, league sources told Yahoo Sports.
The Blazers have registered interest in Ayton in the past, sources said. This current idea appears focused on sending Portland center Jusuf Nurkic back to Phoenix, therefore supplying the Suns with a suitable defensive anchor for new head coach Frank Vogel and a pick-and-roll partner for Phoenix’s array of perimeter playmakers that’s not expecting the volume of touches Ayton is believed to desire on offense.
Nurkic’s average annual salary of $17.5 million is roughly half of Ayton’s $33.2 million paycheck, so there’s additional accounting that would need to take place and satisfy this part of the Lillard puzzle.
It seems unlikely All-Star forward Pascal Siakam would fit into a package for Portland. Siakam is entering the final year of a lucrative contract and hasn't yet completed a pricey extension he’s eligible to sign. Paying Siakam would be a curious commitment from the Blazers after awarding Jerami Grant a five-year, $160 million deal in July, when Portland was not considered interested in backing Siakam’s next contract.
For whatever level of Chicago's activity here, the Bulls don't bill as strong of a partner as Toronto for what the Blazers are attempting to achieve. Chicago has explored trade scenarios for Zach LaVine throughout this offseason, league sources told Yahoo Sports, and yet Portland does not appear keen on acquiring the All-Star guard.
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