Day: January 31, 2023

Jerami Grant acknowledged that the Portland Trail Blazers have offered him a contract extension. Grant also said he’s in no rush to ink that deal, but said it has nothing to do with his happiness level in Portland.

“I’m kind of focused on the season at hand right now. Probably will wait until after the season and talk to (GM) Joe (Cronin),” Grant said. “Everything is good. I like it here. Really enjoying it. So, yeah…we will discuss it when it’s time.”

Reports came out that the Blazers offered Grant a four-year, $112.6 million extension. That’s the max Portland can offer Grant as a veteran extension. If Grant doesn’t extend by the June 30 deadline, he’ll be an unrestricted free agent on July 1. At that point, Grant will be eligible to sign up to a five-year, $233.2 million deal with the Trail Blazers, or a four-year, $172.9 million deal with another team.

Kyrie Irving has made it known that he hopes to get an extension done with the Brooklyn Nets. The Nets would presumably like to keep Irving, but reportedly feel no pressure to get anything done in a swift manner.

There have been no significant extension discussions between Irving and Brooklyn. Both sides have until June 30 to agree to extend Irving’s deal. If no agreement is reached, Irving will become an unrestricted free agent on July 1.

If Irving chose to leave the Nets in free agency, it’s likely that would have to be via a sign-and-trade. Most of the teams in position to sign Irving outright in free agency aren’t a fit at this time. That means getting to a non-cap space team would have to involve Brooklyn agreeing to a deal.