The reaction to the Festus Ezeli signing in the off season was celebratory; the Blazers got a rim-protecting center on a steal of a contract. However, injury concerns were the reason for the bargain contract—a sign of things to come.
From being close to returning, facing a setback, pondering about surgery, to committing to surgery, it has been a roller-coaster season for the former Vanderbilt big man.
I was ecstatic at the signing; his defensive prowess seemed teeming with potential.
While Portland now has the Bosnian Savior himself Jusuf Nurkiu0107, it took more than half the season to get him into the mix.