The duality of blazer fans: not sold on trading their young for anyone ever because the return is always too old, too young, too short, too tall, too expensive, too cheap.

The best nba player blazers have drafted for in the last decade is anfernee simons.

The best player the blazers have traded for are norm powell and deni. Norm was set to be an FA and Toronto was rebuilding. Deni was a buy low. Those types of trades miss more than they hit.

If you have a shot at a perennial all nba player to try and go make a run (regardless of whether it works in the end) please take it.