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Trail Blazers' Festus Ezeli: Recovery from surgery could take a full year

Ezeli (knee), who is set to undergo season-ending surgery during the upcoming week, could require up to a year to recover from the procedure, ESPN.com's Chris Haynes reports.

Analysis:

Ezeli has been plagued by knee trouble throughout his brief NBA career, previously requiring surgery on both knees during his time with the Warriors. Shortly after signing a two-year deal with the Trail Blazers in the offseason, Ezeli required injections in his left knee that ultimately failed to ease the pain, forcing him to undergo another procedure. His impending surgery is expected to require the use of a cadaver donor, which will likely result in a longer recovery timetable than most knee operations. With that in mind, it seems rather unlikely that the Trail Blazers will exercise Ezeli's $7.7 million team option for 2017-18, and the center figures to remain unsigned until he's fully recovered from surgery.

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