Robert Williams is expected to leave the team! Yang Hansen may become Clingan's only backup, and the Trail Blazers have more big trades ahead.

On June 30, Beijing time, according to Trail Blazers reporter Quick, Robert Williams III is expected to leave Portland in free agency, with a desired annual salary of $15 million for his next contract.

Quick wrote: "The Trail Blazers urgently need to strengthen their center and power forward positions. The team is unlikely to re-sign free-agent center Robert Williams, who is seeking a contract worth around $15 million per year; the only backup for Clingan will be second-year center Yang Hansen. The power forward position is also thin, with only Deni Avdija and Toumani Camara available."

Additionally, Quick discussed the Morant trade. "Overall, this trade is beneficial for the Trail Blazers, and the team will almost certainly continue to make multiple moves afterward. Regardless of your opinion on Morant's off-court history—he has been suspended three times in his career, twice for gun-related incidents (8 games and 25 games, respectively)—in this trade that sends out the overpriced contract of Jerami Grant and the already marginalized Chris Murray for Morant, Morant is undoubtedly the strongest player in the deal. Admittedly, Morant played only 20 games last season before undergoing season-ending elbow surgery, but he scored 40 points in a late-season game against Philadelphia and then recorded three consecutive double-doubles."

"There is no denying that Morant has a hot temper and is prone to friction with referees, coaches, and opponents, but for the current Trail Blazers, this may not be a bad thing. Last season, the team's locker room atmosphere was too flat and lacked fighting spirit, and it needs some passion and drive. If that fire gets too intense, Lillard has enough authority to keep Morant in check."

Quick admitted that while this trade is impactful, from a purely basketball perspective, it is puzzling. "The Trail Blazers ranked near the bottom of the league in shooting efficiency last season, with the second-worst field goal percentage and the third-worst three-point percentage. Morant shot only 23% from three-point range last season and has a career three-point percentage of just 31%. At the same time, he is an extremely ball-dominant guard, highly overlapping in style with Lillard and Scoot Henderson, and pairing any two of them in the backcourt would create functional redundancy."

"This also highlights the unspoken implication behind this trade: more moves are coming, and they are inevitable. The Trail Blazers now have four point guards on the roster: Morant, Lillard, Jrue Holiday, and Henderson, and the team will likely trade one or two of them. In my view, Holiday is the next most likely to be traded, partly due to contract factors and partly because his skill set holds high trade value."