Blazers Not Pursuing DeMar DeRozan, Looking To Keep Jrue Holiday
Marc Stein said Portland is messaging that it wants to keep Holiday, who is owed $34.8 million next season.
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Blazers Not Pursuing DeMar DeRozan, Looking To Keep Jrue Holiday
The Portland Trail Blazers are not looking to sign DeMar DeRozan, sources told Marc Stein of The Stein Line. DeRozan is an unrestricted free agent after getting waived by the Kings. Stein also adds that the Blazers will not buy out Jrue Holiday, and are looking to keep the guard on the roster even after trading for Ja Morant. It was reported in May that Holiday hoped to remain in Portland next season.
NBA – As the Blazers have only 12 players under contract, rumours are increasing. Despite the many rumours of the last few days, the Blazers do not seem ready to recruit DeMar DeRozan. According to Marc Stein, Portland is not currently pursuing the track of the former Kings' winger, despite a staff that has only 12 players under contract guaranteed for the 2026-27 season. The Oregon franchise does have margin to add depth to the wings, but there…
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Despite speculation to the contrary, the Trail Blazers aren’t currently pursuing free agent forward DeMar DeRozan, league sources tell Marc Stein of The Stein Line (Substack link). Portland is only carry 12 players on fully guaranteed contracts for 2026/27 and could use some additional depth at forward, but it doesn’t sound as if the team has any real interest in DeRozan at this time. According to Stein, there’s also no indications that the Trai…
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