The Portland Trail Blazers may have a tough choice to make when it comes to Anfernee Simons’ impending restricted free agency. Grant Hughes of Bleacher Report contends that Simons’ breakout performance this season should result in a better contract.
Jusuf Nurkic’s unrestricted free agency should command some of the Portland Trail Blazers’ attention, but Anfernee Simons deserves the lion’s share. He’s exactly the kind of up-and-coming restricted free agent rival teams will target with prohibitively large offer sheets.
There’s a case to be made for the Blazers removing the limit on what they’ll match.