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BREAKING: Portland Trail Blazers Reportedly Sign New Point Guard

According to Chris Haynes of Bleacher Report and the NBA on TNT, the Portland Trail Blazers will sign Ashton Hagans.

Ben Stinar

BREAKING: Portland Trail Blazers Reportedly Sign New Point Guard
BREAKING: Portland Trail Blazers Reportedly Sign New Point Guard /

Ashton Hagans last played in the NBA during the 2021 NBA season when he appeared in two games as a rookie with the Minnesota Timberwolves.   

This summer, he was a free agent, and (on Friday) Chris Haynes of Bleacher Report and the NBA on TNT reported that the 24-year-old point guard will sign with the Portland Trail Blazers. 

Via Haynes: "Point guard Ashton Hagans has reached an agreement on a one-year deal with the Portland Trail Blazers, his agent Daniel Hazan of @hazansportsmgmt tells @NBAonTNT, @BleacherReport."

Coming out of high school, Hagans was ranked by ESPN as the 20th-best player in the country (and the third-best point guard).

He played two seasons of college basketball for Kentucky and averaged 9.4 points, 3.2 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 1.8 steals per contest while shooting 43.2% from the field and 25.8% from the three-point range in 67 games. 

Hagans has also played three seasons in the G League, and this past year he averaged 6.8 points, 3.2 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1.2 steals per contest while shooting 48.8% from the field in 30 regular season games (he also appeared in nine Showcase Cup games).  

Since he was once a top prospect (and is still so young), he could end up being a good pickup by the Trail Blazers for their training camp roster.  

This past year, the Trail Blazers were the 13th seed in the Western Conference with a 33-49 record. 

They have a talented roster but have missed the NBA playoffs for two straight years. 

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Ben Stinar is the NBA reporter for Fastbreak on FanNation.

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