Grant returning to Blazers on 5-year, $160M deal

The Portland Trail Blazers are in agreement with free agent forward Jerami Grant on a five-year, $160 million contract, his agent Rich Paul of Klutch Sports told ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne on Friday.

Grant, 29, played in 63 games last season for Portland, averaging 20.5 points per game — eclipsing the 20-point mark for the second time in his career — while shooting a career-best 40% from 3-point range.

The versatile, rangy forward has had a well-traveled NBA career since being drafted with the 39th overall pick by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2014 NBA draft. He spent two-plus seasons in Philadelphia before being traded to Oklahoma City and then to Denver ahead of the 2019-20 season. After a season in Denver, Grant signed a three-year deal with Detroit in the 2020 offseason, playing for the Pistons for two seasons before he was traded to Portland last summer.

Already seen as a plus at the defensive end, Grant has steadily grown into a reliable scorer and shooter; his 5.7 3-point attempts per game last season was also a career high. He was one of the top wings on the market this offseason.

ESPN’s Tim Bontemps contributed to this report.