Miami Heat: Should they be looking directly at Portland this offseason?
By Max Marshall
The Miami Heat need some more offensive ‘punch’, though if Oladipo were healthy it wouldn’t be as noticeable.
If Oladipo were healthy, then we would not be having this discussion, however, here we are. This offseason, Miami needs to be aggressive in the trade market to not waste Butlers time in Miami.
The team that I have my eye on is the Portland Trail Blazers, who are on pace to have the thirst worse defense in NBA history. Yeah, think about that for second.
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The past couple of Portland playoff runs have been the same for the past five years besides the Western Conference Finals of 2019. This year isn’t any different and if anything, it has gotten worse.
How much longer is Portland’s front office going to run the same team out there. Damian Lillard is 30 year’s old, while CJ McCollum is 29 years old.
Time is ticking for Portland. This is where Miami comes into play.
Yes, in a perfect world, Miami would go after Lillard but I don’t think Miami has the trade assets for a player like Lillard. Lillard also, probably, isn’t looking to leave but I do think Miami could make a run at McCollum, as he’d likely be relatively cheaper.