Yang Hansen has added new teammates! Trail Blazers officially announce signing Wesley, 15+2 lineup for the playoffs

On July 23, the Trail Blazers officially announced that the team has officially signed a contract with defender Black Wesley. It was previously reported that after Wesley reached a buyout with the Wizards, he reached a one-year contract agreement with the Trail Blazers, which was fully guaranteed.

Wesley is the No. 25 pick in the 2022 NBA Draft. He comes from Notre Dame. He played for the San Antonio Spurs in the first three seasons of his career, playing in a total of 156 regular season games. He has limited roles with the Spurs, averaging only 4.3 points and 2.4 assists per game, playing time of 14.3 minutes, shooting percentage, three-point shooting percentage and free throw shooting percentage of 40.9%, 29.7%, and 63.4%, respectively.

Although Wesley's contribution to the NBA level is relatively dull, at the age of 22, he is considered an excellent ball-holder defender. In addition, he has better shooting performances in the Development League than the NBA - while playing for the Austin Spurs, he shot 45.6% from the field and 35.9% from three-pointers.

Earlier this month, Wesley was sent to the Washington Wizards in a deal involving Kelly Olynick. However, he stayed as a Wizards player for about a week and a half before agreeing to give up about $1.38 million of his $4.73 million salary in the 2025-26 season in exchange for the team's termination.

Wesley's specific financial terms with the Portland Trail Blazers contract have not been announced, but it is expected to be a basic salary contract with a salary of approximately $2.38 million. That is to say, through this contract, he made up for the salary he gave up when he bought out with the Wizards, and it was more than enough.

After signing Wesley, the Trail Blazers' regular contract number reached 15 players, of which 14 had guaranteed contracts. Dupp Rees' salary guarantee date is August 1 local time.

As the Trail Blazers selected Yang Hansen in the 16th pick, the attention of this team has increased significantly. They will launch an impact on the playoffs in the new season. The current lineup is as follows: 15 regular contracts (sorted by annual salary): Ju Holiday, Grant, Affody, Lillard, Rowe, Seble, Henderson, Sharp, Klingen, Hansen Yang, Chris Murray, Black Wesley, Kamala, Dupp Rees, Lüper

2 people in the two-way contract: Sissoko, Caleb Love