Holder of a two-way contract with Portland but absent due to injury since the start of the season, Olivier Sarr was released Friday by the Oregon franchise. The French pivot, performing with Oklahoma City last year, finds himself free.
They are only eight French to hold an NBA contract. Signed by Portland on a “two-way” lease, which allows him to alternate between NBA and G-League, pivot Olivier Sarr (2.13 m, 22 years old) was released Friday by the Oregon franchise. The former student from Kentucky had not been able to play a single game since the start of the season, injured in the right wrist.
Undrafted after leaving Kentucky in 2021, Sarr made his G-League debut with the Blue, the Oklahoma City-affiliated franchise. Convincing, he was then called by the Thunder and played 22 NBA games last season (7 points and 4.9 rebounds on average). After cutting him, Portland signed another pivot, Ibou Badji, from the G-League.
