Blazers fined $100K, 2 executives suspended for contact with draft-ineligible player in 2023
The Portland Trail Blazers were fined $100,000 by the NBA on Wednesday for violating the league’s rules around contact with draft-ineligible players in 2023, the league announced. Blazers assistant general managers Sergi Oliva and Mike Schmitz were also suspended for two weeks without pay. The offenses reportedly occurred during the team’s scouting of Blazers center…