3. Malcolm Brogdon
The second Portland piece that has been available on the market is Malcolm Brogdon. A Herro swap between the two could trade places for a pair of former Sixth Man of the Year award winners. Brogdon brings competitiveness and outside shooting to the table and has made a pair of playoff runs for the Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks.
He is coming off a season for Portland where he averaged 15.7 points, 5.5 assists and 3.8 rebounds. Brogdon is a career 39% 3-point shooter and shot a career-high from that department two seasons ago in Boston at 44%. Being only 31, there are still several elite shooting years ahead of him in this league.
Both Brogdon and Grant could be game-changing trade pieces for a contender, but they have had some injury issues. Brogdon appeared in just 39 games a season ago and is more injury-prone than Herro. Maybe a change of scenery could be enough to ignite more of a commitment to being available, but trade still doesn’t get done without an agreement from the stubborn Cronin.