Would Portland Trail Blazers point guard Malcolm Brogdon make sense as a Spurs trade target?

The San Antonio Spurs need a point guard, and the Portland Trail Blazers need to trade one away.

The San Antonio Spurs need a point guard, and the Portland Trail Blazers need to trade one away to make some playing time open up for their several young guards. Is veteran floor general Malcolm Brogdon the answer to both of these ball club’s problems?

The former 2023 NBA Sixth Man of the Year still has a lot of high-level play left in his oft-injured extremities, and the institutional goals of the Spurs will be to win more and develop alongside star French forward Victor Wembanyama. Having a proven leader and vet on the roster would be a boon to such goals.

Rip City Project’s Andrew Hanlon believes the fit would be a good one for San Antonio.

“He could provide the same veteran presence that he gave Portland last season,” writes the Rip City Project league analyst.

More importantly, “he would be a much better on-court fit with Wembanyama as a point guard who can manage an offense, play in the pick-and-roll and spot up behind the 3-point line … when the French phenom gets doubled in the post.”

As a free agent, the cost to acquire his contract should be low — perhaps even just salary ballast and two second rounders. The Spurs don’t need to burn assets for a Dejounte Murray reunion or to deal for Trae Young. We’d be OK with a modest move that would still pack needed punch, as this one should.

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