The Trail Blazers trading speed is too slow. Can they get better quotes if they send Simmons away earlier?

According to ESPN reporter Shams Charania, the Boston Celtics and the Portland Trail Blazers completed a deal. The Celtics traded backcourt veteran Jrue Holiday to the Trail Blazers and obtained Anfernee Simons and two future second-round picks from the Trail Blazers. Shams also said that the two future second round picks given by the Trail Blazers are the second round picks for the New York Knicks in 2030 and the second round picks for the Trail Blazers in 2031. Subsequently, CBS Sports reporter Sam Quinn also talked about the deal, thinking that the Trail Blazers traded too late, which also led to a decline in the value of his trade.

Quinn wrote: That being said, I bet that if Portland had chosen to trade Simmons a year or two years ago, they would have certainly been able to get a pretty good offer from other teams, rather than the situation now. But Portland is famous for being a drag on keeping people, and they kept Simmons for too long. Damian Lillard is actually an obvious failure. Even among non-star players, such as Jerami Grant, he should have been traded away long ago, but until now, he still continues to play for the Trail Blazers.

In the NBA regular season this season, Simmons made a total of 70 appearances in 82 games, averaging 32.7 minutes per game, averaging 19.3 points, 2.7 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.1 blocks, 2 turnovers and 1.7 fouls, shooting percentage of 42.6%, three-point shooting percentage of 36.3%, and free throw shooting percentage of 90.2%. Simmons' performance this season is actually very average. His many data have declined a bit compared to last season, and his offensive efficiency is actually not ideal. His performance in passing and organization is also somewhat different from that of excellent backcourt players. Simmons' performance is certainly not bad, but it is obvious that he lacks sufficient competitiveness.

Simmons' contract year next season, his salary for the next season is $27.68 million. Simmons' contract is an expiration contract, his contract doesn't look that good, and his future is not clear. Therefore, Quinn's statement is also very reasonable. It is also because Simmons' trading value is not high that the Trail Blazers cannot get better chips and assets through trading. On the other hand, they are holding Grant's stinky and long contract, which may have an impact on the team's future development. Teams like the Trail Blazers give people a feeling that they want and want. They don’t play well, and they don’t have the determination to attack better results, and they have been hovering in a state of no ups and downs, which seems a bit incomprehensible.