With Free Agency Days Away, Trail Blazers Exercise Contract Option

With free agency days away, Trail Blazers exercise contract option

The Portland Trail Blazers exercised the 2025-26 team option on the contract of guard/forward Rayan Rupert, the Blazers announced Sunday.

Blazers exercise team option for G Rayan Rupert

The Portland Trail Blazers exercised the 2025-26 team option for guard Rayan Rupert.

Trail Blazers Exercise Team Option For Rayan Rupert

The Portland Trail Blazers have exercised their team option for guard Rayan Rupert. Portland will now have Rupert on the books at $2.2 million for next season, assuming they fully guaranteed his contract by the July 1 deadline. Rupert played in 52 games for the Blazers last season. The 6-foot-6 guard averaged 3.0 points and 1.3 rebounds in 8.8 minutes per game. Portland drafted the now 21-year-old Rupert out France in the second round of the 202…

Blazers Exercise Rayan Rupert's 2025/26 Option

The Trail Blazers are picking up Rayan Rupert‘s team option for the 2025/26 season, reports Sean Highkin of The Rose Garden Report (Twitter link). The team issued a press release confirming the move is official. Rupert’s $2.22MM salary for next season will technically remain non-guaranteed for a couple more days, but will become fully guaranteed as long as he remains under contract through Tuesday (July 1). It sounds like that will happen. [RELA…

Blazers exercise team option for G Rayan Rupert - Regional Media News

The Portland Trail Blazers exercised the 2025-26 team option for guard Rayan Rupert. Rupert was selected by the Blazers with the 43rd overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. As a rookie, he appeared in 39 games, making 12 starts, averaging 4.0 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 1.6 assists. Last season, he averaged 3.0 points and 1.3 rebounds across 52 games in his sophomore campaign. The 6’6″ guard put up better numbers in his G-League career. In 17 total a…