Hoopshype confirms Rayan Rupert signed a guaranteed multi-year contract with the Blazers, and that’s still rare for a player selected in the second round. It’s a sign that the Blazers are counting on him for next season, and it’s better than a two-way contract, since he will be part of the 15-man roster for next season. According to our colleagues, it is a 2+1 type contract, with the possibility for the Blazers to part with it or to extend it in 2025.
Expected in the first round of the Draft, and even invited to the “Green Room”, Iliana’s brother and son of the late Thierry Rupert was finally chosen in 43rd position, just ahead of Sidy Cissoko, the 4th Frenchman selected last Thursday. Versatile winger, good defender, Rayan Rupert comes from the Australian championship, the NBL, and more precisely from the New Zealand Breakers. After his trial at the Pacers, he presented his profile.
“I like to take advantage of my stature to change in defense”, he said after his workout. “I bring a lot of energy to my teammates. If I want to get playing time in the NBA next year and have a good career, it will be thanks to my defense.
Not selected in the French team, we should see him this summer in the Summer League with the Blazers, but it is not necessarily the ideal place to show himself in defense. His franchise won the Las Vegas summer league last season.
