Three offseason trades that make sense for the Portland Trail Blazers

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Cam Reddish for Simons + a first-round pick

Like the Magic, the Hawks have a roster crunch of their own. With Kevin Huerter, Cam Reddish, De’Andre Hunter and De’Andre Bembry, the Hawks have a plethora of wings, but a lack of guards who can create for themselves or others.

They have the mercurial Trae Young as their franchise cornerstone but had no backup point guard for most of last season. They are still a while away from contending, so they have time to look at some young guards.

In Anfernee Simons, they would have a backup guard who is a developing playmaker and three-point shooter. He could play quickly in transition with Young and the athletic presence of John Collins.

The Hawks have the number six pick in this year’s draft, so they could pair this with the 16th pick from the Blazers if they wanted to move up and capture one of the top lottery picks.

The Blazers could acquire their longterm small forward in Reddish. His great positional size at six-foot-eight with a massive seven-foot-one wingspan means he has a high defensive ceiling. His offensive game is raw, but he is an NBA athlete who improved significantly as the year wore on.

Reddish can play off the ball as an improving shooter, but his ball skills are developing as well. He is a great slasher and has switchability on the defensive end. He is just 20-years-old, so he could be part of the next great Blazer team.