The Trail Blazers have officially signed Scoot Henderson to his rookie scale contract, according to NBA.com’s transaction log.
With Damian Lillard‘s trade request perhaps signaling the end of an era in Portland, the Blazers have formally locked up the player whom they’ll build around as they enter their next era. The No. 3 overall pick, Henderson is considered to have All-NBA potential and figures to be the team’s lead guard of the future.
Henderson will earn approximately $9.8MM in the first season of his four-year rookie scale contract, which will be worth over $44MM in total.
Although there’s a transaction freeze during the NBA’s July moratorium, which runs from July 1-6, there are a few kinds of moves that can still be completed during the moratorium period. Rookie contract signings are one of them, so many of this year’s first-rounders will likely ink their first NBA deals in the coming days.
Scoot …….. this is the next one
He’s a mix between CP3 and DRose. At 19 he’s already NBA size. He got potential to be a great 2way player. Seems like he has the right attitude. Sky is the limit. Go get ‘em bro
Scoot Henderson, Jaylen Brown, Anthony Edwards, Collin Sexton, Jabari Smith Jr, Malcolm Brogdon, Walker Kessler & more. Atl is producing big time basketball players at a pretty ridiculous rate rn & just wait on future #1 pick Isaiah Collier next yr. Team USA really coulda used him today.. link to m.youtube.com
It’s ironic that this announcement comes out the same day as the one of Dame’s trade request.