The mass exodus from Portland this summer was astounding. Some left on their own will, while other just weren’t asked to come back. The latter speaks to what happened to Wes Matthews.
Wes was Portland’s “glue guy” but the free agent was never offered a contract by Portland. Understandably, that didn’t sit well with him. He’s only 28, so it’s unlikely that his Achilles injury made Portland timid.
He had hoped he could return to the city that had embraced him, to the team with players he considered brothers, to the franchise where he grew into one of the NBA’s most well-rounded and respected shooting guards. But in the end, after five seasons, the feeling was not mutual. He was greeted with silence. No phone call. No text messages. The Blazers never made an offer.
“I was pissed off,” Matthews said. “I felt disrespected….”
H/T: Oregon Live
