Javonte Cooke, who spent most of last season with the Trail Blazers on a two-way contract, has signed a one-year deal with the Beijing Royal Fighters, agent Jerry Dianis tells Hoops Rumors.
The Trail Blazers plan to waive Javonte Cooke, who is on a two-way contract, league sources tell Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter link). Cooke, 26, has spent the entire 2025/26 season with Portland.
The Portland Trail Blazers have been making some minor roster adjustments since the trade deadline, and now another player is paying the price. HoopsHype's Michael Scotto reports that the Blazers are waiving two-way guard Javonte Cooke.
Who is the X factor for every NBA player this season? We’re not talking about the go-to guy, like Nikola Jokic or Steph Curry. It could be a big-name player, an all-star, or a bench player, but they are the pivot point for their team.
When the Portland Trail Blazers signed Javonte Cooke before the start of the regular season, he became only the second active NBA player to have played all four years of college basketball at a Division 2 school.
The Portland Trail Blazers had a busy weekend leading up to the 2025-26 season opener. They locked in a couple of key members of their core on contract extensions with Shaedon Sharpe and Toumani Carmara.
The Portland Trail Blazers are bringing in reinforcements to shore up their depth this season, even along the periphery of their roster. Per Shams Charania of ESPN, Portland is inking guard Javonte Cooke to a two-way deal.
The Portland Trail Blazers have waived guard Javonte Cooke, the organization announced on Friday. Cooke is still under consideration for the Blazers’ third and final two-way roster spot, a league source told Blazer’s Edge.