Trail Blazers Target 2 All-Stars in Giannis, Brown Trade Push
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Updated · Sports Illustrated · Jun 22
Trail Blazers Target 2 All-Stars in Giannis, Brown Trade Push
3 articles · Updated · Sports Illustrated · Jun 22
Summary
Portland is expected to be active in offseason trade talks despite holding no picks in this week's NBA draft, with serious interest in Jaylen Brown and longer-running pursuit of Giannis Antetokounmpo.
The Giannis angle is driven by Portland's control of several future Bucks picks from the 2023 Damian Lillard deal, giving Milwaukee a path to recover its own draft capital in any rebuild.
League reporting says the Blazers are currently outside the lead group for Antetokounmpo, partly because Milwaukee is weighing stronger offers and because Giannis is said to prefer the East Coast.
That leaves Brown as Portland's more realistic splash target, potentially through a three-team framework that sends Giannis to Boston and Brown—who turns 30 in October—to the Blazers.