Olshey: Blazers Targeting Draft Day Trade, Want To Add Defensive Center
Neil Olshey is targeting a draft day trade in which the Portland Trail Blazers absorb the contract of a proven, defensive center in exchange for one or more draft picks.
"We are going to be aggressive to construct a deal to make the team better on draft night," Olshey said.
Anderson Varejao has been mentioned as a possible target of the Blazers, who want to upgrade at center from J.J. Hickson.
The Blazers could use most of their expected $11.6 million in cap space to execute the trade.
"If there is a player under contract that we can absorb into our room on a team that values a draft pick more than the established player, or they are moving in a different direction and it moves us forward faster, it's clearly what we are going to do," Olshey said.
