PORTLAND, Ore. (February 7, 2019) – The Portland Trail Blazers have acquired forward Skal Labissiere from the Sacramento Kings in exchange for forward Caleb Swanigan, it was announced today by president of basketball operations Neil Olshey.
Labissiere (6-11, 235) holds career averages of 8.0 points (47.5% FG, 35.7% 3-PT, 75.4% FT), 4.5 rebounds, 1.0 assist and 18.5 minutes in 106 games (40 starts) over three seasons with the Kings. Originally selected with the 28th overall pick in the first round of the 2016 NBA Draft out of Kentucky, Labissiere is a native of Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
Labissiere, 22, has averaged 2.