Portland has a decision to make heading into the regular season.
On paper, three Portland Trail Blazers head into the team's training camp next week competing for the club's 15th and final standard roster spot.
Fourth-year small forward Dalano Banton is on a partially guaranteed $2.2 million veteran's minimum deal, with just $217,533 of that sum guaranteed. Veteran point guard Devonte' Graham and swingman Henri Drell are both on non-guaranteed deals. Drell's deal is said to be an Exhibit 10 training camp contract.
Ultimately, this gig is Banton's lose. Portland traded for the 6-foot-9 pro from the Boston Celtics, along with cash considerations in exchange for a protected future second round draft pick. Banton enjoyed his most productive run in the NBA yet during his 30 games with the Trail Blazers, averaging 16.7 points on .408/.311/.780 shooting splits, 4.8 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.6 blocks a night, far outperforming his current contract.
Justin Minaya, Bryce McGowens and Taze Moore are the Trail Blazers' three current two-way signings. Should Drell outplay one of them in training camp, Portland could theoretically waive someone and replace them with the young Estonian wing. A more likely scenario, however, is that the Trail Blazers will instead cut Drell before inking him to an affiliate deal with their G League squad, the Rip City Remix.
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