Trail Blazers, Scoot Henderson reportedly pass on rookie extension
Henderson, the No. 3 pick in 2023, will reportedly become a restricted free agent after averaging 14.2 points in 2025-26.
- Henderson: 14.2 points, 3.7 assists in 2025-26
- Henderson's last 10 games: 15.7 points, 27.7 minutes
- Trail Blazers: 42-40 in 2025-26
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Scoot Henderson and the Portland Trail Blazers will let Monday's deadline for a rookie-scale extension pass without a deal, NBA on TNT's Chris Haynes reported, citing league sources. Henderson will become a restricted free agent after the season.
Henderson, a guard and the No. 3 pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, averaged 14.2 points, 3.7 assists and 2.7 rebounds in 24.9 minutes per game for Portland in 2025-26. He started 10 of his 30 appearances and shot 55.3% true shooting.
Over his last 10 games he averaged 15.7 points and 3.5 assists. In five playoff games he averaged 15 points.
Our player rating, Keel Impact, put him at -0.7 in the regular season, 279th of 379 players with 500 minutes or more.
The Trail Blazers went 42-40 in 2025-26 with a net rating of -0.3, 19th of 30 teams. They ranked 13th in defensive rating and 22nd in offensive rating.
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Reported byChris Haynes
Chris Haynes@ChrisBHaynes · NBA on TNT
The deadline will pass with Scoot Henderson — No. 3 pick in 2023 NBA Draft — and the Portland Trail Blazers bypassing on a rookie-scale extension, league sources tell me. He’ll become an RFA following the season.
From the reports quoted here and Keel Stats data; every number is checked against them before publishing.
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