Portland Trail Blazers sign Utah’s Wesley Matthews to an offer sheet

Trail Blazers sign Matthews to offer sheet

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Trail Blazers have signed restricted free-agent guard Wesley Matthews to an offer sheet.

Matthews spent last season playing for the Utah Jazz as a rookie. The Jazz have seven days to match the offer. Financial details of the contract offer, announced Saturday by the Trail Blazers, were not disclosed.

Matthews averaged 9.4 points and 2.3 rebounds in 24.7 minutes per game for the Jazz. He appeared in all 82 games last season and started in 48.

In the postseason, he averaged 13.2 points and 4.4 rebounds in 37.1 minutes per game. He started in all 10 of Utah’s playoff games.