New Trade Proposal Sends Blazers’ Jerami Grant To Lakers

A new NBA trade proposal has the Los Angeles Lakers acquiring Jerami Grant from the Portland Trail Blazers. 

Grant Hughes of Bleacher Report proposed the following mock trade:

The Trade: The Los Angeles Lakers acquire Jerami Grant from the Portland Trail Blazers for Rui Hachimura, Gabe Vincent, Dalton Knecht, a 2029 first-round pick

“Per Sean Highkin of the Rose Garden Report, the Blazers wanted two first-rounders for Grant when they discussed a trade earlier this offseason,” Hughes wrote in his NBA trade proposal. “Portland doesn’t extract exactly that return from the Lakers in this hypothetical, but Knecht was a first-rounder a couple of months ago. Maybe he and an unprotected 2029 first would be enough to get the Blazers to bite.

“LeBron James won’t be around forever. An ugly 2028-29 season could make that pick immensely valuable. This move adds another high-end starter to the Lakers’ first unit, as Grant would represent a huge upgrade over Hachimura, the current projected starter at the 3. Grant is a better defender, has averaged over 20.0 points per game in three of the past four years and would provide desperately needed spacing.”

Grant is represented by Rich Paul of Klutch Sports Group, the agent who represents Lakers superstars LeBron James and Anthony Davis. 

A versatile wing scorer and defender, Grant will make $29.8 million next season. He signed a five-year, $160 million contract with the Blazers last July.

Grant appeared in 54 games for the Blazers last season. He averaged 21.0 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.6 blocks while shooting 45.1% from the field, 40.2% from beyond the arc and 81.7% from the free-throw line.

The 30-year-old Grant has career averages of 13.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 0.7 steals and 1.0 blocks with the Philadelphia 76ers, Oklahoma City Thunder, Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons and Blazers.

Los Angeles went 47-35 in 2023-24. The team lost to the Nuggets in the first round of the 2024 playoffs in five games.

Denver also beat Los Angeles in the 2023 Western Conference Finals in four games.