In this trade scenario, the Trail Blazers' big man, Deandre Ayton, is dealt to this up-and-coming Eastern Conference team.
The Trail Blazers have been predicted to trade away one of their stars to an East contender in a new proposal.
The Miami Heat, who closed the weekend in the Eastern Conference's eighth playoff position, may have found a secret weapon.
The Portland Trail Blazers head to Kaseya Center to face the Miami Heat in a non-conference matchup. The Blazers are 14-28, which puts them in 13th place in the Western Conference. The Heat are 21-20, which puts them in eighth place in the Eastern Conference.
On Tuesday evening, the Miami Heat will host the Portland Trail Blazers in Florida. For the game, they could be without one of their best players, as Tyler Herro has been added to the injury report. Herro is averaging 24.
A new trade proposal has the Portland Trail Blazers sending starting center Deandre Ayton to a Western Conference rival in exchange for a new guard. Additionall
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The Heat are shooting 45.8% from the field this season, 2.1 percentage points lower than the 47.9% the Trail Blazers allow to opponents. The Trail Blazers are shooting 44.7% from the field, 1.5% lower than the 46.2% the Heat's opponents have shot this season. TOP PERFORMERS: Bam Adebayo is shooting 45.4% and averaging 15.7 points for the Heat.
Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier (2) drives to the basket as Portland Trail Blazers guard Shaedon Sharpe, right, defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Amanda Loman) AP AP
Despite boasting the top two scorers of the contest in Paolo Banchero and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, with 26 and 20 points respectively, the Magic were largely handicapped by the offensive contribution from the rest of the team, who tallied a combined 47 points.
Chicago visits the Portland Trail Blazers after Nikola Vucevic scored 40 points in the Bulls' 125-123 loss to the Charlotte Hornets.