The trade winds are blowing heavy through the Pacific Northwest and multiple reporters are suggesting a CJ McCollum deal could be imminent for the Trail Blazers. Those reports from Marc Stein, Michael Scotto and Adrian Wojnarowski suggest that the Blazers are not done making moves and CJ McCollum is likely headed elsewhere before the Feb. 10 trade deadline.
What would a good haul for CJ look like? Judging by the potential suitors and recognizing the challenges of trading a 30-year-old owed north of $30 million in each of the next two seasons, what does a "good" McCollum trade bring back to Portland? Let's talk asking price and ideal packages.
Finally, the Pacers got a seemingly way better package for Caris Levert than the Blazers did for Norman Powell and Robert Covington. What gives? How did Portland end up with such an underwhelming return and is it too early to call that trade a massive failure in light of what happened days later when the Pacers executed a similar deal?
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