Trail Blazer fans: You need to know there's an Easter egg in that Trevor Ariza trade

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All of these contracts expire this summer, with the exception of Ariza: he's due $12.8 million next season, with a wrinkle. Bazemore makes much more (he's a Free Agent Class of 2016 alum), and this deal significantly cuts Portland's tax bill, apparently saving the Blazers $16 million. The Kings did the Blazers an enormous favor here at little cost to them, except giving up on Swanigan and Gabriel, who had been spending much of their recent time in the G League for the Stockton Kings.

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