Recap of the Portland Trail Blazers first 36 hours of 2019 offseason
What have the Portland Trail Blazers done in the first 36 hours of the 2019 NBA offseason?
Take a deep breath folks.
The first 36 hours of the 2019 NBA offseason are over, and was it wild. It seems as if half of the league changed teams. While that is obviously an exaggeration, the movements highlights how many players have signed to so many different teams so quickly
There was no surprise at some of the teams who were active off the jump, but one of the more surprising teams to jump in the picture was the Portland Trail Blazers.
Despite giving off the impression that the team would not be very active during the league’s moratorium period, GM Neil Olshey has done quite the opposite. With all of the other moves that took place alongside the Blazers, people still may not be 100% sure who exactly is coming and going from Portland. This recap should help give some clarity on the situation on where the team stands, as well as our links to each of the stories.
Pre Free Agency
- The Portland Trail Blazers trade Evan Turner to the Atlanta Hawks for Kent Bazemore.
June 30
- Damian Lillard agrees to a 4 year, $196 million supertax extension with the Portland Trail Blazers.
- Al-Farouq Aminu signs a 3 year, $29 million contract with the Orlando Magic.
- Rodney Hood agrees to a two year deal with the Portland Trail Blazers on the taxpayer mid-level.
- Mario Hezonja will ink a minimum deal with the Portland Trail Blazers with a player option for the second year.
July 1
- Seth Curry signs a 4 year, $32 million deal to return to the Dallas Mavericks.
- The Portland Trail Blazers trade Maurice Harkless to the Los Angeles Clippers and Meyers Leonard to the Miami Heat in exchange for Hassan Whiteside as part of a larger deal which also involves Jimmy Butler and Josh Richardson.
- Enes Kanter inks a 2 year, $10 million sheet with the Boston Celtics.
- Anthony Tolliver agrees to a $2.6 million contract with the Portland Trail Blazers for the 2019-20 season.
The Blazers still have three open roster spots remaining to fill, which does not include recently signed two-way player Jaylen Hoard.
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