The Portland Trail Blazers, a day after reintroducing star Damian Lillard, have added another guard to the roster.
Portland announced Tuesday that it has signed 6-foot-3 guard Blake Wesley, 22, to a standard NBA contract. He played the past three seasons with the San Antonio Spurs.
Wesley, drafted with the No. 25 pick during the 2022 NBA draft, averaged 4.3 points, 2.4 assists and 1.5 rebounds in 14.3 minutes per game over three seasons. He shot 40.9% from the field and 29.7% from three-point range.
However, his career field goal percentage is dragged down by a poor rookie season, when he shot 32.1%. He shot 47.4% in his second season and 43.5% last season.
His three-point shooting percentage of 29.3% last season was a jump up from 21.8% in 2023-24, but below his rookie number of 38.5%.
Wesley played one season at Notre Dame in 2021-22, and was named second-team All-ACC and to the conference’s All-Rookie team. That season, he averaged 14.4 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.4 assists.
The Blazers now have 15 players and seven guards signed to standard contracts, including Lillard, who will miss next season while rehabilitating his left Achilles.
Guards Caleb Love and Sidy Cissoko are signed to two-way deals.
— Aaron Fentress | afentress@Oregonian.com | @AaronJFentress (Twitter), @AaronJFentress (Instagram), @AaronFentress (Facebook)
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