Nassir Little's Contract Extended With Portland Trail Blazers

Posted Oct 1, 2021
The Portland Trail Blazers have exercised their fourth-year option on Nassir Little. His former UNC teammate Coby White of the Chicago Bulls got an extension last month. Little is entering his third season in Portland after being drafted 25th overall in the 2019 NBA draft and is under contract through the 2022-23 season, when he will earn nearly $4.2 million. (Tar Heel Tribune)

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