The Blazers have an interesting young core going forward and adding Paul George would make them arguably a contender in the west.
Portland was swept in round 1 by Golden State but have young building blocks in Damian Lillard, CJ McCollum and Jusuf Nurkic. During a twitter Q&A with fans, CJ McCollum chimed in on who he feels the Blazers should add this offseason.
@YG_Trece is the twitter handle for Paul George. The fit is intriguing as the Blazers have a need at the 3 and could form quite the formidable offensive attack. The bad news is this is probably a pie in the sky dream. George won’t be a free agent until next summer so any hypothetical situation with George to Portland would have to come via trade. Portland owns 3 first round picks in this years draft, but would probably need to sweeten the pot with either Lillard or McCollum to get the Pacers attention.
The Pacers swingman has made his desire to play for the Lakers be known public. If Portland we’re to acquire George they’d have no assurance he’d stay on board and would risk shipping out a haul for a 1 year rental. A more realistic fit for a fraction of the cost would be Carmelo Anthony. It would take finessing but is much more realistic.