{"id":980271,"date":"2026-08-04T14:57:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T14:57:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/980271\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T14:57:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T14:57:18","slug":"steins-latest-blazers-derozan-holiday-lakers-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/980271\/","title":{"rendered":"Stein’s Latest: Blazers, DeRozan, Holiday, Lakers, More"},"content":{"rendered":"

Despite speculation to the contrary, the Trail Blazers<\/strong> aren\u2019t currently pursuing free agent forward DeMar DeRozan<\/a><\/strong>, league sources tell Marc Stein of The Stein Line<\/a> (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\u2019t sound as if the team has any real interest in DeRozan at this time.<\/p>\n

According to Stein, there\u2019s also no indications that the Trail Blazers would consider a buyout for Jrue Holiday<\/a><\/strong> or that the veteran guard is interested in one. There has apparently been speculation about a possible Holiday buyout that would get him back to the Sixers<\/strong>, his original NBA team, but that speculation isn\u2019t credible, per Stein.<\/p>\n

Holiday is owed $34.8MM in 2026\/27, with a $37.2MM player option for the \u201927\/28 season. It\u2019s unclear exactly what his role will look like this coming season with Damian Lillard<\/a><\/strong> set to return from his Achilles tear and Ja Morant<\/a><\/strong> now in Portland, but the Blazers \u201chave been messaging for some time\u201d that their preference is to hang onto Holiday rather than trade him, says Stein.<\/p>\n

Here are a few more highlights from Stein\u2019s latest dispatch of NBA intel:<\/p>\n