Portland Trail Blazers guard Anfernee Simons. Bruce Kluckhohn-USA TODAY Sports

Trail Blazers sign guard Anfernee Simons to four-year, $100M extension

By Mike Santa Barbara | Last updated Jun 30, 2022 8:43 PM ET

The Portland Trail Blazers have locked up Damian Lillard's backcourt mate, Anfernee Simons, for the next four seasons.

According to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, the Trail Blazers and Simons agreed to a four-year, $100M contract extension on Thursday.

Portland Trail Blazers guard Anfernee Simons has agreed on a four-year, $100 million contract extension, his agent Bill Duffy of @BDA_Sports + WME Sports tells ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 30, 2022

Simons' new deal, which expires after the 2025-26 season, will pay fourth-year pro an average of $25M per season.

The 23-year-old had a breakout campaign in 2021-22. Simons averaged 17.3 points, 3.9 assists, and 2.6 rebounds in 57 games for the Trail Blazers. He shot 44% from the field and 40% from 3-point range.

Simons stepped up for the Blazers in March after Lillard was ruled out for the rest of the season with an abdominal injury. Starting 27 games without Lillard, Simons shot 45% from the field and 42% from 3, averaging 23.4 points, 5.8 assists, and 2.7 rebounds.

The Trail Blazers drafted Simons in the first round of the 2018 NBA draft with the No. 24 overall selection out of IMG Academy in Florida.

Mike Santa Barbara

Mike Santa Barbara is a Wilmington, Delaware native (Yes, it's a real place) with over a decade of sports writing experience. A diehard Philadelphia sports fan, he has two dogs named after Flyers and cried real tears when the Eagles won Super Bowl LII. You can follow him on Twitter at @mike__sb

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