The Portland Trail Blazers lost a free agent tonight as Ed Davis agreed to a one-year, $4.4 million contract with the Brooklyn Nets. Since the news broke, reactions from observers around Portland have ranged from confusion to shock.
Olshey’s stance with Blazers has been about keeping their talent: Crabbe, Leonard, Harkless, etc. ... they all got big money. But not Ed freaking Davis? Was the heartbeat of team and is best backup center in NBA, but not good enough to open the wallet? Huh.
— Jason Quick (@jwquick) July 1, 2018
In actuality, this has been coming It’s the culmination of trends ongoing for at least two years, if not more.