All details included, the trade went down like this: Portland shipped Miller to Denver in exchange for Felton while moving Fernandez and the rights to Finland’s Petteri Koponen to Dallas. Dallas, via Portland, gave Denver the rights to Jordan Hamilton, whom the Mavericks selected with the 26th pick. Portland also acquired Qatar’s Tanguy Ngombo, whom Dallas chose with the 57th pick. The Blazers are currently in discussions to trade Ngombo’s rights.
“We’re very excited about our new additions,” said Blazers acting general manager Chad Buchanan, who addressed the media from the team’s practice facility, where he, Blazers coach Nate McMillan, team owner Paul Allen, and other Blazers executives conducted the draft. “We’ve always been big fans of Raymond. We view him as a prime-time player entering his prime. We like what he’s done with his progression and think he’s going to continue to improve.”
Miller, 35, was consistently productive in his season and a half in Portland, where he averaged 12.7 points and seven assists last year while climbing to No. 14 on the NBA’s all-time assists ledger. He also has a team option for $7.8 million on his contract, which Denver must pick up by June 29 to keep him from becoming a free agent.
Fernandez had a miserable shooting year for Portland, connecting on just 37 percent of his field goal attempts and 32.1 percent of his 3-point shots, numbers which dipped dramatically in the postseason. The Spaniard, however, did not seem overly disappointed with the trade, thanking Portland fans on Twitter before writing “So happy to be in the best team in the nba!!!dallas!!!”