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Trail Blazers Nightly Desk · transactions · Wednesday, September 23

Barry Dunning Joins the Portland Trail Blazers

Free agentPortland Trail Blazers
Barry Dunning
· 22 · rookie
The move
Joins the Trail Blazers
official roster · Sep 23, 2026
2026-27 cap hit
Not on file yet
public salary data lags a signing by a day
Trail Blazers payroll
$194.5M
over the cap · cap $165.0M · tax $200.4M
Roster
22 players
standard limit 15 + 3 two-way
By the Trail Blazers Nightly Desk · 5 h ago

Barry Dunning is on the Portland Trail Blazers roster as of Wednesday, Sept. 23, per the official roster. The 22-year-old rookie arrives from free agency with no prior NBA line and no contract on file yet.

The move

Barry Dunning, 22, joins the Portland Trail Blazers. He arrives from free agency, having held no prior roster spot, and the move was detected from the official roster on Wednesday, Sept. 23. No report preceded the transaction; none is logged. Dunning is a rookie, entering his first NBA season with the club after going unattached through free agency. Portland's roster now counts 22 players, against a standard limit of 15 plus three two-way slots.

The money

Dunning's contract terms are not on file yet; public salary data can lag a signing by a day, so his cap hit and years are not available. Portland carries $194.5 million in salary across 16 contracts for 2026-27. That puts the Trail Blazers over the $165.0 million salary cap but under the $200.4 million luxury tax line. Portland also sits below the $209.0 million first apron and the $221.7 million second apron. Because his contract is not on file, it is not yet reflected in that total.

The fit

Dunning has no NBA line from last season; this will be his rookie debut. Portland's rotation last season was led by Deni Avdija at 33.3 minutes and 24.2 points, with Toumani Camara also at 33.3 minutes and 13.4 points. Jerami Grant averaged 18.6 points in 29.7 minutes, Jrue Holiday 16.3 points in 29.4 minutes, and Shaedon Sharpe 20.8 points in 29.4 minutes. Donovan Clingan, Scoot Henderson and Kris Murray rounded out the group. The roster now stands at 22 players, 15 standard spots plus three two-way.

What position does Barry Dunning play?

It is not announced.

Did a report precede the move?

No report is logged before this transaction.

What is Dunning's contract worth?

His terms are not on file yet; public salary data can lag a signing by a day.

How big is Portland's roster now?

The Trail Blazers carry 22 players, against a standard limit of 15 plus three two-way spots.

By the Trail Blazers Nightly Desk, from the data on this page, rewritten when the data changes. How the desks work.
No contract on file yet: public salary data usually catches up within a day.

Trail Blazers rotation

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Deni Avdija33.3 min · 24.2 pts
Toumani Camara33.3 min · 13.4 pts
Jrue Holiday29.4 min · 16.3 pts
Shaedon Sharpe29.4 min · 20.8 pts
Ja Morant28.4 min · 19.5 pts
Donovan Clingan27.2 min · 12.1 pts

Moves are detected from the official rosters, so the mechanism (trade, signing, waiver claim, two-way conversion) comes from the linked report when there is one. Salary figures are cap hits from public salary data.