Portland Trail Blazers power forward Robert Covington is currently eligible for an extension as he heads into a contract year. HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto and Yossi Gozlan discussed Covington’s current status on their podcast. The duo also speculated that the future of Damian Lillard might impact the forward’s next contract.
Scotto believes an offer around the $15 million-would be a win for both sides.
If Damian Lillard stays in Portland, I think there will be more of an urgency to re-sign Covington. If the team can agree to a team-friendly contract extension with him around $15 million annually or so, maybe they do it thinking it’s decent value and he can always be traded later on.