Blazers Rumors: Holiday, Morant, Guards, Clingan, Williams

HoopsRumors.com • June 30, 2026 • sports

Key Points:

The Portland Trail Blazers plan to retain Jrue Holiday despite acquiring Ja Morant, signaling to other teams that Holiday is not currently available for trade.
The team believes they can utilize their four point guards—Holiday, Morant, Scoot Henderson, and Damian Lillard—by playing Holiday at shooting guard and small forward.
Additional roster moves are expected, especially to address frontcourt needs at center and power forward, as the Blazers anticipate losing Robert Williams in free agency.
Donovan Clingan, the team's 2024 lottery pick, is reportedly off limits in trade discussions, indicating the Blazers' intent to keep key young assets.
Portland views the Morant trade as a "no-brainer" and has been actively seeking to improve the roster after trading Jerami Grant and Kris Murray.