A staple of tanking teams, Grant hasn't played a basketball game in April in the past three years and has emerged victorious in just 56 of those past 165 appearances. Despite playing in just 54 games last year, he led the Trail Blazers in total points (1,132), averaging 21.0 per game on 45/40/82 shooting. He also added 3.5 rebounds and 2.8 assists in his 33.9 minutes. Once again, he projects to be a roughly 20-point scorer on one of the worst teams in the league. At 30 years old and with a contract through the 2027-28 season, the Blazers will presumably attempt to trade Grant sooner than later, but finding a suitor might be close to impossible. Portland is constructing an intriguing young core with Anfernee Simons, Scoot Henderson, Shaedon Sharpe, Deni Avdija and Donovan Clingan (maybe Deandre Ayton qualifies). Does it make sense to keep feeding Grant the ball? He's in a bit of a fantasy basketball no man's land - only selected late in drafts out of obligation, not because anyone actually wants to roster him. He's fine to price enforce after pick 100, but it's probably not necessary to draft him sooner. Even if he manages to return top-75 value when he's on the court, will he play in April, let alone mid-March?
