Jerami Grant has been tabbed as the biggest mistake credited to the Portland Trail Blazers in the last five years. Writing for ESPN, Zach Kram named one big error for each NBA franchise since the 2020 season. Grant’s five-year, $160 million contract extension signed in 2023 was Portland’s.
Kram explained:
Just one day after the Trail Blazers and Grant agreed to a new contract in summer 2023, news broke that Damian Lillard had requested a trade out of Portland. All of a sudden, an expensive but understandable long-term deal looked horribly out of place, as the veteran forward no longer fit on a retooling roster.