Report: Blazers continue to dangle Ezeli's contract in trade talks

The Portland Trail Blazers are shopping Festus Ezeli's cap-friendly contract prior to Thursday's trade deadline, ESPN's Marc Stein reports.

The 26-year-old, who has yet to play a game since signing a two-year, $15-million deal with Portland last summer, is coming off a solid season with Golden State in which he averaged seven points, 5.6 rebounds, and 1.1 blocks for the 73-win Warriors.

Portland has been active heading into this year's deadline, trading big Mason Plumlee and a 2018 second-rounder in exchange for Jusuf Nurkic and a 2017 first-round selection.

It's unclear what the Blazers would demand in return for Ezeli, who was pondering season-ending surgery as recently as December.