3:35 pm: Kent’s two-way deal with the Blazers is official, the team confirmed in a press release.
2:30 pm: The Trail Blazers intend to sign forward Jayson Kent to a two-way contract, agent Rob Anshila tells Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter link).
It will be the first NBA contract of any kind for Kent, who went undrafted out of Texas last June as a fifth-year senior and then caught on with the Rip City Remix, Portland’s G League affiliate, via local tryout last fall.
After transferring from Indiana State to Texas for his final college season, Kent didn’t play a significant role for the Longhorns in 2024/25, averaging 5.6 points and 3.3 rebounds in 17.2 minutes per contest, primarily off the bench. However, the 6’8″ forward has emerged as a reliable three-and-D contributor in the G League this season, putting up 11.9 PPG and 4.1 RPG on .483/.393/.921 shooting in 38 outings (26.4 MPG) for the Remix.
The Blazers are in the process of making a series of changes to their two-way contract slots. After promoting Sidy Cissoko to the standard roster last month, Portland also waived Javonte Cooke, opening up a pair of two-way spots alongside Caleb Love. The team signed Chris Youngblood to fill one of those openings, and Kent will now fill the other.
Love is nearing his 50-game limit as a two-way player, but it remains to be seen if he’ll join Cissoko in being promoted to the 15-man roster, which is currently full.
As for Kent, assuming his deal gets finalized on Tuesday, he’ll be eligible to be active for up to 12 games for Portland between now and the end of the regular season.