Welcoming the new player doesn’t mean that you don’t miss the teammates, like Anthony Davis, Max Christie and Jalen Hood-Schifino, who were traded away.

The NBA is going through one of the craziest trade windows in history, which saw Luka Doncic – a perennial MVP candidate in his prime – joining the Los Angeles Lakers. The unprecedented move, widely labeled as the league's most shocking deal ever,

The Trail Blazers would likely want to make room to have more minutes for Donovan Clingan, who they recently selected early in the 2024 NBA Draft. For the Lakers, meanwhile, Ayton could have at least some tangible valuable as a player who has postseason experience and tremendous size on the inside.