Analysis: This may have seemed like a steep price initially last October but the return looks pretty underwhelming a year later for the Blazers. Brogdon played 39 games amid an injury plagued season and was dealt away to the Wizards in July as part of a trade package for Demi Avdija. Brogdon was largely just salary filler in that deal.

The Boston Celtics made a surprise offseason splash when they acquired Jrue Holiday from the Portland Trail Blazers just before training camp in 2023. One year later, they enter the 2024-25 season as the reigning NBA Champions,