Blazers announces signing of Chinanu Onuaku

The Portland Trail Blazers announced the signing of center Chinanu Onuaku, guard Gary Payton II and forward Cameron Oliver to training camp deals on Tuesday.

The Portland Trail Blazers announced the signing of center Chinanu Onuaku, guard Gary Payton II and forward Cameron Oliver to training camp deals on Tuesday.

Of the trio, only Onuaku was drafted, going No. 37 overall to the Houston Rockets in 2016.

Onuaku, 21, has averaged 3.0 points and 2.3 rebounds in six NBA appearances (one start) over the last two seasons. He spent the majority of last season in the G League, where he averaged 10.8 points and 9.6 rebounds in 40 games (39 starts) with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers.

Payton, 25, has averaged 3.1 points in 29 games (six starts) for the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers the past two seasons. He was undrafted out of Oregon State, where he was a two-time Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year and two-time first-team All-Pac-12 member.

Payton averaged 17.4 points, 6.3 rebounds and 4.7 assists in 20 games (five starts) for the Wisconsin Herd and South Bay Lakers of the G League last season.

Oliver, 22, has yet to play in the NBA after going undrafted last year. He averaged 10.8 points and 7.1 rebounds in 39 G League games (12 starts) with Wisconsin and the Delaware 87ers.

Trail Blazers training camp kicks off Sept. 24.

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