Emergency Episode: Trail Blazers trade Norman Powell and Robert Covington to the Clippers. Why though?

The Trail Blazers traded Norman Powell and Robert Covington to the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday in exchange for veterans Eric Bledsoe and Justice Winslow, rookie wing Keon Johnson and a 2025 second round pick. You might be asking who is Keon Johnson? Why did the Blazers get so little in return? What is going on here? All those are fair questions and this episode attempts to provide some clarity as to why Portland went this route, how the trade impacts the Blazers' future and how transparently cost saving this move really was. Woof. Maybe that second round pick in 2025 will be a franchise saver?

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