3:45pm: The Blazers have officially cut Rhoden and Miller, the team confirmed in a press release.
3:35pm: The Trail Blazers intend to waive guards Jared Rhoden and Isaiah Miller, according to Aaron Fentress of The Oregonian. Rhoden and Miller had been in camp on Exhibit 10 contracts.
Rhoden, who went undrafted out of Seton Hall in June, played for Sacramento’s Summer League teams in July before signing a training camp contract with Portland. Miller went undrafted in 2021 out of UNC Greensboro and spent the season in the G League as an affiliate player with the Iowa Wolves, averaging 12.7 points, 4.7 rebounds and 3.2 assists in 32 games.
Neither player will report to the Trail Blazers’ G League team, since Portland is one of two NBA teams that doesn’t have an NBAGL affiliate.
The cuts, once they’re official, will leave the Blazers with 15 players under contract — 14 of those players have guaranteed standard deals, while Olivier Sarr is on an Exhibit 10 contract.
Fentress notes that Sarr has had a strong preseason and seems to have a strong chance to make the regular season roster, though I’d be surprised if the tax-conscious Blazers keep him on the standard 15-man roster rather than converting him to a two-way deal. Both of Portland’s two-way slots are currently open.
After they got rid of Brandon Williams, I thought Rhoden might be a leading candidate to get a 2 way, so now I wonder what they’ll be doing.
They have to figure out what to do with all of their similar 4s. I think at least 2 of them need to be moved
Winslow, Little, Brown, Watford, Walker all behind Grant…They need a wing shooter
They need Defense!!! They gave up 131 points last night to Golden State who was without Steph, Draymond, Klay, Looney and Jordan Poole. Portland played EVERYBODY! Ouch!