Bobby Marks Sees Jaylen Brown Path to Portland as Blazers Juggle 5 Starting Guards
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Updated · Blazer's Edge · Jul 1
Bobby Marks Sees Jaylen Brown Path to Portland as Blazers Juggle 5 Starting Guards
2 articles · Updated · Blazer's Edge · Jul 1
Summary
ESPN analyst Bobby Marks said a Jaylen Brown move to Portland remains viable even after the Trail Blazers acquired Ja Morant on Monday.
Five starting-caliber guards — Morant, Damian Lillard, Jrue Holiday, Scoot Henderson and Shaedon Sharpe — give Portland a surplus it likely cannot keep intact, creating trade flexibility.
Boston’s side of the equation may also be shifting: after a reported Giannis Antetokounmpo pursuit failed, the Celtics were said to want young players and picks, and Marks said free agency could soften that price.
Portland still has enough draft capital to satisfy Boston, leaving Brown-to-Blazers alive as roster logjams and a thinning market narrow both teams’ options.