Alright... I think I figured out how we get #3. Portland needs a big... its like the thing they have not had with Dame is a big rim protecting big.
So we loop in our old friends the Cavaliers. They need some help and the two big thing maybe needs a shakeup. So a deal goes like this:
Portland out: Nurkic, #3 pick
Portland In: Jarrett Allen, #9 pick
Cavs out: Allen
Cavs in: Nurkic, Ochai (I mean they drafted him and kind of need someone like him), they get back one of their picks in 25 or 27.
Utah out: #9, Cavs pick, Ochai
Utah in: #3 and maybe we take a salary one of the teams doesn't want. Maybe another pick goes somewhere or we give them back a swap.
Maybe a little light for the Cavs. Nurkic could be a 20 minute a night starter for them as they transition Mobley to the 5. He was okay when he was healthy but Portland just needs something more dynamic. I'm banking a bit on the fact that Cavs are kind of boxed in and control of their own pick is a little more valuable to them than it would be to outsiders.