As if the Portland Trail Blazers’ 2025 offseason couldn’t contain more action and excitement, the franchise gave fans one more rush before the new season: The Blazers locked down guard Shaedon Sharpe to a four-year, $90 million contract extension on the same day they signed forward Toumani Camara to a four-year, $82 million extension.
All NBA rookie extensions for players drafted in 2022 had to be completed by the Monday before the start of the 2025-26 season. Five more got done in the final days, plus another two for draftees from 2020 and 2023. Here's our ranking of the best of the rookie extensions signed this offseason.
At the behest of his head coach, Portland Trail Blazers forward Toumani Camara flashed a big smile in front of reporters on Monday. “Show ‘em that $80 million smile, Tou,” Chauncey Billups said as he walked by the media scrum.
The all-time list of NBA All-Stars is obviously long, and notably distinguished. However, there are some players — for various reasons — who the casual, or even most-dedicated, NBA fans can't recall having earned All-Star nods.
The Portland Trail Blazers announced on Monday they have inked multi-year contract extensions for guard Shaedon Sharpe and forward Toumani Camara. It was reported Sunday that both had signed four-year extensions worth $90 million for Sharpe and $82 million for Camara.
The Portland Trail Blazers made a couple of major moves for the future of their franchise ahead of the NBA’s opening week. Among those moves was the decision to sign Toumani Camara to an extension.
The NBA’s top draftees often dominate the headlines. The Victor Wembanyama’s, Cooper Flagg’s and more. And rightfully so given their gravitational force on the league from the get-go.
The Portland Trail Blazers have finally made massive moves by re-signing starters Toumani Camara and Shaedon Sharpe to contract extensions are good signs for the future.
The Trail Blazers have taken another major step in their rebuild by extending two of their most promising young players. According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, the Blazers agreed to a four-year, $90 million extension with guard Shaedon Sharpe and a four-year, $82 million deal with forward Toumani Camara on Sunday.
Toumani Camara was one of the last picks in the 2023 draft and a throw-in for the Damian Lillard trade that summer. Now he's a foundational piece for the Portland Trail Blazers.
The Portland Trail Blazers locked up a couple of key pieces Sunday, signing guard Shaedon Sharpe and forward Toumani Camara to four-year extensions worth $90 million and $82 million, respectively, multiple outlets reported on Sunday.
Heading into this season, the Portland Trail Blazers have a stated goal of trying to make the playoffs. They want to get their young guys some postseason experience, even if it's just a play-in game.
What exactly will the Portland Trail Blazers be next season? The team was trending in the right direction at the end of last season, ultimately finishing with a sub-par 36-46 record, thanks to the strong finishes of forwards Toumani Camara and Deni Avdija.
Toumani Camara is the Blazers’ best defender, as proven by his All-Defensive Team selection. The Portland wing has the versatility to cover multiple positions, which makes him a potential top stopper in the league.
The three-team deal that sent Damian Lillard to the Bucks involved a future Hall of Famer, an All-Defensive guard and former No. 1 pick who'd been to the Finals. Yet two years later, the prize of the trade is a little-known second-round pick.
As the rebuild continues to progress, the Blazers’ stars are steadily improving. A promising player on the team is defensive ace Toumani Camara. He has become a Chauncey Billups favorite due to his fantastic defense.
The Portland Trail Blazers shocked the NBA world by nearly making the playoffs on the back of great play from some rising stars and surprising effort on the defensive end.
Portland Trail Blazers combo forward Toumani Camara enjoyed a breakout sophomore NBA season this year, and was a big reason the Trail Blazers were a frisky team with a shot at making the play-in tournament.
Toumani Camara has gradually become the most underrated NBA player due to his superb performance for the Portland Trail Blazers defense and his offensive ceiling.