5 Sharpshooters the Trail Blazers should pursue in a trade
By Reese Kunz
2. Kevin Huerter, Sacramento Kings
Kevin Huerter is the oldest shooter on this list at 25 but still fits in very well with the Trail Blazers' rebuilding timeline. This past year, he had a relatively down season in Sacramento - his scoring dipped from 15.2 to 10.2 points per game. His three-point shooting also went from 40.2 to 36.1 percent, the lowest in Huerter's six-year career.
The Blazers could buy low on Huerter's down season, and the Kings appear open to moving him. According to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype, "Rival NBA executives who spoke with HoopsHype expect Kevin Huerter to be available again on the trade market this summer."
Huerter would be a perfect addition to the Blazers' second unit in particular. His strength as a shooter and weakness as a defender would fit in incredibly well in a potential bench lineup of:
PG: Scoot Henderson
SG: Kevin Huerter
SF: Matisse Thybulle
PF: Toumani Camara
C: Donovan Clingan
Scoot can do the heavy lifting in terms of initiating the offense. Still, no one in their current bench unit is a very reliable shooter (to Thybulle's credit, he's improved to becoming around a league-average shooter at this point in his career). That lineup could change depending on what Portland would give up to acquire Huerter. But the 6-foot-7 guard is an intriguing fit for the Blazers' roster that needs shooting and positional size.