Marc Stein reports that in the aftermath of their reported deal with the Nuggets, the Trail Blazers want to clean things up and are intent on moving the contract of injured big man Festus Ezeli. So much so, Stein reports, they are willing to send out “some level of draft compensation” to dump Ezeli.
The Nets, Stein suggests, could be a candidate for that kind of a move because they are still so far below the salary cap floor. The Nets are $5.6 million under that floor, a bit more than the $4.7 million Portland owes Ezeli this season.