In addition to navigating the aftermath of another premature postseason exit, the Portland Trail Blazers have their hands full as they attempt to re-tool their roster in the offseason. Inside a 30-team offseason primer, ESPN Salary Cap Insider Bobby Marks detailed the deadlines worth following, as well as examining how Portland’s immediate payroll hurdles.
Here’s how Marks assessed the Blazers’ situation:
“Keeping this roster together is going to be expensive. Although the Trail Blazers have only $107M in committed salary, Portland will blow through the luxury tax if it keeps the partially guaranteed contract of Jusuf Nurkic ($12M) and retains free agents Norman Powell and Carmelo Anthony along with restricted free agent Zach Collins.