The Portland Trail Blazers have acquired center/forward Mason Plumlee and the draft rights to guard/forward Pat Connaughton from the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for guard Steve Blake and the draft rights to forward Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, it was announced Thursday by President of Basketball Operations Neil Olshey.
Plumlee, 25, has posted averages of 8.1 points (60.6% FG, 54.5% FT), 5.4 rebounds, 0.9 assists, 0.78 blocks and 19.9 minutes in 152 career games (67 starts) over two seasons with Brooklyn.
Connaughton was an All-ACC Third Team selection in 2015.
Blake, 35, played parts of five seasons over three different tenures with the Trail Blazers, posting averages of 7.8 points (41.4% FG, 39.8% 3-PT, 78.2% FT), 2.2 rebounds and 4.5 assists for the team.
Portland selected Hollis-Jefferson with the 23rd overall pick in the first round of tonight’s NBA Draft.