Portland Acquires Forward Trevor Ariza in Trade With Sacramento

Sacramento Kings forward Trevor Ariza, right, tries to steal the ball from Portland Trail Blazers guard Anfernee Simons during the first quarter of an of an NBA basketball game in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Portland has officially punted on their off season acquisitions as they are trading away Kent Bazemore, Anthony Tolliver and two future second-round draft picks to the Sacramento Kings for Trevor Ariza, Wenyen Gabriel and Caleb Swanigan.

Portland has traded Kent Bazemore and Anthony Tolliver and two second- round picks to Sacramento for Trevor Ariza, Wendell Gabriel and Caleb Swanigan, source tells ESPN.

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Acquiring Ariza will help Portland defensively but the move is seen as a salary dump as the Blazers will save $12.5 million in salary. Portland will also create a $7.2 million and a $1.7 million trade exception as part of the deal.

It has not been the season Blazer fans were hoping for as Portland is in 11th place in the Western Conference with a 18-26 record.

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