Jeremy Sochan is headed to Portland. The 23-year-old Polish forward has agreed to a one-year deal to sign with the Trail Blazers, agent Deirunas Visockas of Gersh Sports tells ESPN's Shams Charania, with the pact reported to be non-guaranteed. It is a low-risk swing for a Portland franchise in the middle of a rebuild, adding a defensive-minded forward who is coming off an NBA championship run with the New York Knicks.
Sochan spent the 2025-26 season split between San Antonio and New York. Selected ninth overall by the Spurs in the 2022 NBA Draft, he was traded to the Knicks midway through the campaign and ended the year lifting the Larry O'Brien Trophy. His part in that title was a supporting one — he saw just under 140 minutes in total across the regular season and playoffs — but the resume speaks for itself. Entering his fifth NBA season, Sochan has averaged 9.9 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists for his career, and he has built a reputation as one of the more switchable defenders of his draft class, capable of guarding everything from point guards to power forwards.
For the Blazers, the move strengthens a frontcourt that is being reshaped around a young core led by Scoot Henderson and Shaedon Sharpe. Sochan brings physicality, defensive intensity and championship experience to a locker room that is still learning how to win. The one-year structure, with the non-guaranteed clause, protects Portland's books: if Sochan performs, the franchise can evaluate him at leisure next summer; if it does not work out, the deal expires without weighing on the salary cap.
