RealGM Basketball Wiretap

18 April 2024

• Trail Blazers Sign Taze Moore

  The Portland Trail Blazers signed wing Taze Moore. Moore will play in the Trail Blazers regular season finale on Sunday.

  Moore was previously with Portland on a 10-day contract in late January. He appeared in three NBA games.

  The 6-foot-5 wing spent most of the season with the Rip City Remix of the G League, after starting the season with the Texas Legends. In 41 total G League games, Moore averaged 12.5 points, 5.2 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 1.4 steals.

• Toumani Camara Out For Season Due To Broken Rib, Kidney Laceration

  Portland Trail Blazers rookie Toumani Camara will miss the remainder of the season due to a broken rib and kidney laceration. Camara was injured in the Blazers loss at the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday.

  Camara remained in Atlanta but has since been released. He'll travel back to Portland soon, but will miss the remainder of the season.

  Camara started 49 of his 70 games for the Trail Blazers as a rookie. The rookie forward averaged 7.5 points and 4.9 rebounds. Portland acquired Camara ahead of the season from the Phoenix Suns in the three-team trade that sent Damian Lillard to the Milwaukee Bucks.

• Shaedon Sharpe Nearing Return, Assigned To G League

  The Portland Trail Blazers have had some miserable injury luck this season, especially at the guard/wing position. That may be turning around, as the season heads down the stretch.

  Shaedon Sharpe, who has been out since mid-January after a core muscle injury, is nearing a return. Sharpe will join the Rip City Remix of the G League for some practices, as he ramps up his conditioning toward a return.

  Sharpe has already missed 39 games this season, after missing only two in his rookie year. In his sophomore season, Sharpe has averaged 15.9 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.9 assists in 33.1 minutes per game. The 6-foot-6 wing has also started in 25 of the 32 games he's played.

• Deandre Ayton Sprains Hand, X-Rays Negative

  Deandre Ayton left the Portland Trail Blazers' loss to the Miami Heat on Tuesday with a sprained hand.

  X-rays returned negative.

  "I think there will be some further testing because he was in quite a bit of pain. I thought (Ayton) dominated that first half. Offensively, defensively, he dominated the game," said Chauncey Billups after the game.

  Ayton, who suffered the injury in the first quarter but didn't leave the game until halftime, finished with 12 points and 10 rebounds.

• Ashton Hagans, Blazers Sign Two-Way Contract

  The Portland Trail Blazers have agreed to sign Ashton Hagans to a Two-Way contract.

  In 15 games this season in the G League, Hagans is averaging 15.3 points, 4.8 rebounds and 9.1 assists.

  Hagans is represented by Daniel Hazan.

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