The Portland Trail Blazers just traded one of their biggest stars

Portland Path Blazers guard CJ McCollum, proper, drives in opposition to Chicago Bulls guard Ayo Dosunmu in the course of the first half of an NBA basketball recreation in Chicago, Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022.McCollum appears to be on the transfer to New Orleans through a commerce.

Nam Y. Huh, Related Press

The NBA commerce season is in full swing because the Portland Path Blazers made their second deal in lower than per week, signaling a complete rebuild is on the way in which.

The commerce:ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and The Athletic’s Sham Charania each reported a large commerce deal occurred Tuesday morning between the Path Blazers and the New Orleans Pelicans.

• The Path Blazers get: Josh Hart, Tomas Satoransky, Nickeil Walker-Alexander, Didi Louzada, 2022 protected first-round choose, and two second-round picks.
• The Pelicans get: CJ McCollum, Larry Nance, Tony Snell.

New Orleans will get the numerous veteran guard it’s needed: @CJMcCollumpic.twitter.com/WOylANTleo

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 8, 2022

Why this issues: The commerce could have a big influence on the West. McCollum has been the scoring companion of Damian Lillard, forming top-of-the-line guard duos within the league.

• With Lillard out for what appears to be the season, the Path Blazers appeared to maneuver on from their scoring duo, signaling a rebuild is underway.

The larger image: Final week, the Los Angeles Clippers introduced a commerce that despatched Eric Bledsoe, Justise Winslow, Keon Johnson and future second-round choose to the Path Blazers, who despatched again Norman Powell and Robert Covington to Los Angeles within the deal, as I reported for the Deseret Information.

• These two offers are an indication that the Path Blazers are transferring on from what they’ve had and reshaping their workforce construction amid a shedding season.

One thing to observe: Are the Path Blazers executed? Or will they package deal their remaining picks and gamers for an even bigger star? And, if not that, will Lillard stay with the workforce?

“Portland’s plan is to totally reshape roster round Damian Lillard now,” Wojnarowski mentioned.