The Blazers are prepared to make a significant offer to the Miami Heat for Bam Adebayo

The Blazers are prepared to make a significant offer to the Miami Heat for Bam Adebayo.

Grant averaged 20.5 points per game on 47.5 percent shooting from the field and 40.1 percent shooting from 3-point range with the Blazers in 2022-23, proving himself to be the type of secondary scorer a superstar like Damian Lillard can rely on throughout a season. Averaging 20.7 points per game over the past three seasons (two of which came with the Detroit Pistons), there’s even more reason to believe that Grant can continue to have a large impact offensively.

Furthermore, as one of the more fluid athletes at 6-foot-8 and 210 pounds, Grant is a capable defender that can take on a multitude of matchups.

Leading up to the NBA Draft, Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo has come up in trade rumors. According to reports, the Portland Trail Blazers are preparing a hefty offer for the versatile big man.

Since securing the third pick in the draft, Portland has been actively shopping it. They remain committed to Damian Lillard, and want to package the pick in a win-now move to help the All-Star guard. 

In his most recent reporting of the Blazers situation, NBA insider Jake Fischer cited Bam Adebayo as somone they are willing to swing a big trade for.

“The Blazers are strongly valuing their selection in talks with opposing teams, sources said. Portland appears unlikely to part with the No. 3 choice unless the Blazers are netting back one of a select number of premium targets to pair with Lillard.”

“According to one source with knowledge of the situation, Portland is preparing what the team believes to be a compelling package for Miami to part with All-Defensive centerpiece Bam Adebayo.”

This would be the case even if the Blazers manage to trade Anfernee Simons and Jusuf Nurkic, who make a combined $41 million next season. Primarily because if Portland were to trade Simons and Nurkic, it would likely be in an effort to acquire a star player that could command more than $40 million annually.