The Portland Trail Blazers are picking up forward Rayan Rupert’s $2.2 million team option for the 2025-26 NBA season, a league source confirmed to Blazer’s Edge. The Rose Garden Report’s Sean Highkin first reported the news.
Sunday was the deadline for Portland to pick up the team option, and the contract will become fully guaranteed on July 1. Rupert is now set to enter restricted free agency next summer.
The team option this season will mark the end of the three-year, $5.23 million rookie deal Rupert signed with the franchise after it selected the French forward with the No.