Portland Trail Blazers Plan Trade for Jerami Holiday After Acquiring Ja Morant

The Portland Trail Blazers, who recently acquired star guard Ja Morant in a trade, are now expected to seek a trade for veteran point guard Jerami Holiday. Portland's roster currently includes five leading guards: Morant, Damian Lillard, Scott Henderson, Holiday, and Shaedon Sharpe. Holiday, who was the team's starting point guard for most of the season, has been mentioned as a trade candidate since the playoffs ended. With the team having already parted ways with Jeremy Grant and Kris Murray, it is likely they will look for a forward in exchange for Holiday.

Holiday averaged 16.3 points per game with a 37.8% three-point shooting percentage and 6.1 assists this season. He is a two-time NBA champion with Milwaukee and Boston and is set to earn $34.8 million next season, with a player option for the following year worth $37.2 million, which he is expected to exercise. Meanwhile, Portland has reportedly lost interest in Boston's Jayson Brown due to what they consider unreasonable trade demands, suggesting they will pursue a different forward.

Additionally, reports indicate that Robert Williams, the Blazers' backup center who struggled with injuries this season, is unlikely to return. Williams is seeking a contract worth around $15 million per year, a figure Portland is not expected to meet. The Blazers continue to reshape their roster ahead of the next NBA season following the major acquisition of Morant.