Prior to signing an agreement that will keep him with the Portland Trail Blazers for the remainder of the 2020-21 regular season, forward Rondae Hollis-Jefferson detailed the pressure and uncertainty that players face while on a 10-day contract.
In a feature from The Ringer’s Paolo Uggetti, Hollis-Jefferson explained that he knew he had to thread the needle during his brief audition with the Blazers.
“At first it’s scary,” Hollis-Jefferson said. “You go through that roller-coaster phase of excitement and nervousness. But then you realize it’s 10 days. You have 10 days to show your work, make it feel like you belong.