160 million in 5 years! The transaction failed! The maximum-paid player became a substitute

On August 7, according to Sean Highkin, a reporter from the Trail Blazers, the Trail Blazers failed to send Jerami Grant away, and he will continue to stay in the team next season. Grant's position will be adjusted, and he will play a substitute for Avdia or Kamala. Grant's contract is $160 million in five years, becoming the most expensive substitute in the league.

Grant's contract has three years and $103 million left. The Trail Blazers do not want to take on the first round pick in the transaction, and no team is willing to take over Grant's big contract. It is worth mentioning that during the 2024 offseason, the Lakers asked the Trail Blazers for price of rand, and the Trail Blazers asked for two first-round picks at that time. This year's offseason has to be substituted for the first round before it can be sold.

On February 21 this year, the Lakers defeated the Trail Blazers 110-102 away. Grant made 1 of 12 shots in the game, scoring 3 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals and 1 block. After playing this game, the Lakers officially gave up quoting the price of rand. At the season summary press conference, Grant said: "This is a disappointing season, and I just feel uncomfortable sometimes." There are 15 official contracts in the Trail Blazers. Let's take a look at the full list: Lillard, Holiday, Henderson, Sharp, Seble, Wesley, Kamala, Lüper, Chris Murray, Avdia, Grant, Klingen, Hansen Yang, Rowe, and Rees. Among these players, Grant is the biggest contract. In the 2024-25 season, Grant played only 47 regular season games due to injury. He averaged 32.4 minutes per game, scoring only 14.4 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 0.9 steals, 1 block, 1.4 turnover, and three shooting percentages: 37.3%, 36.5%, 84.9%. The average score is the lowest in the past five seasons and the lowest shooting percentage in his career.

2023-24 season, Grant played 54 games, averaged 33.9 minutes per game, scored 21 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 0.8 steals, 0.6 blocks and 2.1 turnovers, with three shooting percentages: 45.1%, 40.2%, 81.7%. Grant played well before, with stable output on both offense and defense, which is also the confidence of the Trail Blazers to ask for two first rounds.

With Grant's cliff-like decline, the Trail Blazers lowered their asking price: 1 first round + 1 potential young player. The result is conceivable, of course it can't be sold. Perkins advises Grant to go to a championship team and not waste time on the Trail Blazers. The healthy Grant is indeed a playoff puzzle, but unfortunately the contract is too long and expires in the summer of 2028.

Looking forward, in the 2022-23 season, Grant played 63 regular season games, averaging 20.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.8 blocks, with three shooting percentages: 47.5%, 40.1%, 81.3%. After the free market opened in 2023, the Trail Blazers immediately gave Grant a five-year, $160 million contract renewal, but he didn't expect Lillard to apply for a deal.

Grant originally wanted to assist Lillard, but Lillard left the team. Why do the Trail Blazers still keep Grant? At that time, many people doubted whether the Trail Blazers withdrew their offer, but the Trail Blazers did not do so, but insisted on making an appointment with Grant. Grant was born on March 12, 1994, with a height of 2.03 meters and a wingspan of 2.20 meters.

When Grant's condition recovers, the Trail Blazers will definitely continue to sell him. Do you think Grant can still trade?