The Trail Blazers have officially signed second-round pick Greg Brown to his first NBA contract, the team announced today in a press release.
A 6’9″ forward, Brown was named to the Big 12 All-Freshman team during his lone year with the Longhorns. Across 26 games, including 24 starts, Brown averaged 9.3 PPG, 6.2 RPG, 1.0 BPG, and 0.6 SPG in just 20.6 MPG.
The Blazers entered draft night without any picks in either round, but reached a deal to acquire the No. 43 pick from the Pelicans in exchange for a 2026 second-round pick and $2MM in cash. The team used that selection to draft Brown.
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Terms of the contract agreement weren’t disclosed, but there’s no indication it’s a two-way deal. I’d expect Brown to earn the rookie minimum or something close to it, with at least one or two years guaranteed. Assuming Portland used a portion of its mid-level exception to complete the signing, a deal that covers three seasons seems likely.
The Trail Blazers now have 13 players on standard contracts, with Trendon Watford on a two-way deal.
There has to be something with Brown unrelated to his basketball potential. He’s comfortably a lottery talent. We’ll see.
Cam Thomas, miles McBride, jalen Johnson were lottery talent. It’s the way she goes