3 Trail Blazers who won’t be on the roster after the NBA trade deadline

2. Matisse Thybulle

Matisse Thybulle is on the books for $11 million this year, with a $11.6 million player option next season. That's an extremely reasonable contract for a two-time NBA All-Defensive Second Team member. His contract also makes it easy for Portland to find a matching salary to get a deal done.

If the Blazers decide to make Thybulle available, he would have many teams interested. Just last summer, Thybulle was a restricted free agent and signed an offer sheet with the Dallas Mavericks, which the Blazers wisely matched.

But that goes to show that there's certainly a market out there for Thybulle. That could even increase further near the trade deadline when teams have more of a sense of where they stack up amongst the league and whether they are one defensive wing away from being a legitimate contender.

Portland could keep Thybulle as a long-term piece. He's 27 and should still be an impactful player by the time their core reaches their prime. But they shouldn't, given that they are in the early stages of acquiring young assets.

Not to mention, they already have an alternative to Thybulle in Toumani Camara, who could make a few NBA All-Defensive teams of his own throughout his career.