Assets: Festus Ezeli agrees to Blazers deal

Free-agent center Festus Ezeli has agreed to a two-year, $15 million address with the Portland Path Blazers; league Sources informed The Vertical.

The deal consists of a crew choice on the second one for 12 months, Resources said.

To create the earnings cap area to sign Ezeli, the Blazers waived second-yr forward Cliff Alexander; league Resources advised The Vertical.

Ezeli will compete for minutes with Portland’s Mason Plumlee in the middle.

Ezeli, 26, has become expendable while the Golden Country Warriors and Kevin Durant agreed to a deal, and Zaza Pachulia standard a beneath-marketplace $2.9 million agreement. The Warriors rescinded Ezeli’s qualifying offer, allowing him to become an unrestricted Unfastened agent.

Ezeli met with Blazers officials and scientific staff past due Wednesday and into Thursday and settled on a Thursday night. Ezeli missed six weeks of the regular season after left knee surgery, and issues over his durability probably fee him a stronger financial commitment within the Loose-agent marketplace.

Ezeli joins Evan Turner as a part of the Blazers’ summer Loose-agent class. The Blazers have three limited Unfastened retailers: Meyers Leonard, Allen Crabbe, and Maurice Harkless.

Because the thirtieth universal pick in the 2012 NBA draft, Ezeli advanced right into a strong backup middle to Andrew Bogut in Golden Country. Ezeli averaged seven factors and five.Six rebounds in forty-six video games final season.