The Trail Blazers have waived Luis Montero, the team announced today. The move brings Portland’s roster down to 17 players.
A 6’7″ swingman from the Dominican Republic, Montero signed with the Blazers in July of 2015. He appeared in 12 games as a rookie last season, averaging 1.2 points and 0.3 rebounds per night in limited playing time. He played just one game this preseason, scoring three points against Utah on October 3rd.
Montero was scheduled to make $874,636 this season and a non-guaranteed $1,014,746 for 2017/18.