Does Portland want to take on Zion or Ingram as a #2 to Lillard instead of their #3 pick?
I can't see Charlotte making that trade, unless they're idiots and selling out to dig deeper into damaged goods with a Ball/Zion pairing that'd light the league on fire for all of seven games a season while eating up 2/3 of their cap space.
Oof, that's a painful descriptor. And this kind of a pivot at the absolute nadir of Zion's value is an interesting choice. I could definitely see Portland jumping at the chance if they offer either Zion or Ingram, but I don't really understand where that would leave the Pels going forward