Portland Trail Blazers guard Anfernee Simons has settled on a four-year, $100 million agreement extension, his representative Bill Duffy of BDA Sports + WME Sports told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Simons, who turned 23 on June 8, averaged career-highs of 17.3 points and 29.5 minutes per game in 57 games – – including 30 beginnings – – for Portland this previous season. He took over as the team’s primary ballhandler down the stretch after franchise mainstay CJ McCollum was exchanged to the New Orleans Pelicans and superstar guard Damian Lillard was closed down for the season following abdominal surgery.
Across those 30 games Simons began, he averaged 22 points per game and shot 45% from the field and 41.5 percent from 3-point range – – while averaging just shy of 10 3-pointers attempted per night.
One of the most youthful players in the 2018 NBA draft, Simons was the No. 24 overall selection out of IMG Academy, having been required only a long time subsequent to turning 19. He scarcely played as a rookie, then became a backup guard for the Trail Blazers the last two seasons prior to moving into a considerably more conspicuous role this season.
Subsequent to consenting to this deal, Simons is authoritatively one of Portland’s building blocks pushing ahead, as he’s rose into McCollum’s place close by Lillard in what could be one of the NBA’s most explosive offensive backcourts next season.