Blake Wesley underwent successful surgery on Wednesday to address a fractured fifth metatarsal bone in his right foot, the Trail Blazers announced in a press release. He will begin rehabbing right away and is expected to miss eight-to-12 weeks.
Wesley had initially been ruled out “indefinitely” following the announcement of his broken bone. This timeline would put his earliest return date somewhere around the end of 2025, with his absence more likely to extend into 2026.
Wesley had been playing some of the best basketball of his career in his first six games with the Blazers, serving as one of the team’s primary backcourt options off the bench with Scoot Henderson sidelined due to a hamstring injury.
Wesley signed a one-year, fully guaranteed deal with Portland this summer after averaging 4.3 points and 2.4 assists in 14.3 minutes per game across three seasons with the Spurs. He was traded from San Antonio to Washington and then bought out with the Wizards before joining the Blazers.
With Wesley and Henderson sidelined and Damian Lillard out for the season, the Blazers turned to a pair of two-way players in Sidy Cissoko and rookie Caleb Love to provide backcourt depth in their last game against the Lakers.
Seems like too many injuries for the start of season.
Get well player ……
Waive Cissoko and Wesley
Sign E Bates and Tyler Smith to two way contracts. Sign James Johnson or Taj Gibson
Trade Holiday and Grant for expiring contracts and picks. Waive the expiring contracts.
Develop the young guys and get a good pick next draft then compete with bad contacts and plenty of money off the books next season
PG. Henderson SG. Sharpe SF. Avdija PF. Camara C. Clingan
Henderson needs to start to be able to develop right. Stop playing games Portland
Damn. Sounds like it was just for personal use. That stuff must be illegal in Tenn.