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Lee Hyun-jung Keeps Chasing the NBA with Exhibit 10 Deal at Portland

From Hankyoreh · () Korean

Translated from Korean and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • South Korean forward Lee Hyun-jung signed a one-year, non-guaranteed Exhibit 10 contract with the Portland Trail Blazers before the 2026-27 season.
  • The deal can lead to a training-camp opportunity, a place with Portland’s G League affiliate or potentially a two-way contract, but it does not guarantee an NBA roster spot.
  • Lee will also play for South Korea in the men’s basketball group stage at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

Lee Hyun-jung’s NBA pursuit is continuing through an Exhibit 10 contract with the Portland Trail Blazers. The South Korean player signed the one-year, non-guaranteed deal ahead of the 2026-27 season.

An Exhibit 10 contract carries a minimum-level salary and does not promise a place on the NBA’s regular-season roster. It can, however, bring a player into a team’s training camp and give him a chance to prove himself. If Lee does not make Portland’s final roster, he can continue pursuing an NBA opportunity with the Rip City Remix, the Trail Blazers’ G League affiliate.

Although it did not ultimately lead to the two-way contract we had targeted, this Exhibit 10 contract will be an important starting point for Lee Hyun-jung as he opens a bigger career on the NBA stage.

· Kim Byung-wookLee’s agency representative described the contract’s significance.

Strong performances for the Remix could open the possibility of a two-way contract, allowing Lee to move between Portland and its G League team. His agency, Epic Sports, said the deal did not reach the two-way contract that had been the ultimate goal, but described the Exhibit 10 agreement as an important starting point for building a bigger career on the NBA stage.

Lee is also scheduled to play in South Korea’s men’s basketball group-stage matches at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. Men’s basketball begins before the Games’ official opening on the 19th. Lee said he would give everything on the court.

I will give everything on the court.

· Lee Hyun-jungLee spoke ahead of South Korea’s Asian Games basketball campaign.
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Originally published by Hankyoreh in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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