Brandon Roy Signed His Contract

Click through for the official press release from the Portland Trail Blazers regarding the signing of Brandon Roy, including quotes from Kevin Pritchard and Brandon Roy.

There will be a Press Conference tomorrow morning at 10 AM announcing the signing; we will have coverage shortly after its completion.

-- Ben (benjamin.golliver@gmail.com)

TRAIL BLAZERS SIGN BRANDON ROY TO MULTI-YEAR CONTRACT EXTENSION

Two-time All-Star extends career in Portland

PORTLAND, Ore. - The Portland Trail Blazers have signed star guard Brandon Roy to a multi-year contract extension, it was announced today by General Manager Kevin Pritchard. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.

"This is one of the most exciting and important days in Trail Blazers history," said Pritchard. "No one has played a bigger role in the rebirth of the franchise, both on and off the court, than Brandon Roy. While he's a great player, he's an even better person and I'm happy and proud to report that he's going to be a Portland Trail Blazer for many years to come."

Roy, 25, holds career averages of 19.8 points, 4.6 rebounds, 5.1 assists, 1.12 steals, 36.9 minutes and a 46.5% mark from the floor in three seasons with the Trail Blazers. The 2006-07 NBA Rookie of the Year and two-time NBA All-Star, Roy is one of two players this decade (LeBron James) to be named Rookie of the Year and appear in two All-Star Games in his first three NBA seasons.

"First and foremost, I want to thank our great fans and my family and friends for all of their support," said Roy. "I also want to thank Paul Allen, Larry Miller, Kevin Pritchard, Coach McMillan, my teammates and the entire Trail Blazers organization. Each year they've made me feel more and more at home here in Portland and now this really does feel like home and will be for a long time to come. I'm just really excited to get to back to work and focused on helping bring another NBA Championship to Portland."

Roy posted team highs of 22.6 points, 5.1 assists, 1.13 steals and 37.2 minutes to go with 4.7 rebounds in 78 games (all starts) last season, helping lead the Trail Blazers to a 54-28 record, a share of the Northwest Division title and the team's first trip to the playoffs in six seasons. Among NBA leaders, Roy ranked 10^th in scoring, 17^th in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.63) and 23^rd in assists.

Roy's inclusion on the 2008-09 All-NBA Second Team marks the first time a Trail Blazer has earned All-NBA honors since Clyde Drexler in 1991-92.

The 6-6, 211-pound Roy started all six games for Portland in the 2009 NBA Playoffs, where he averaged a team-best 26.7 points to add to 4.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.33 steals and 39.7 minutes. His scoring average ranked seventh among all players in the 2009 NBA playoffs and ranked fourth all-time by a Trail Blazer in a single postseason.

Acquired by the Trail Blazers in a draft day trade on June 28, 2006, Roy was originally selected by Minnesota with the sixth overall pick out of the University of Washington in the 2006 NBA Draft.

-- Ben (benjamin.golliver@gmail.com)