Jeremy Sochan was suddenly fired by the Portland Trail Blazers. Club announcement regarding the Pole

The club from Portland announced the decision regarding the Pole in a short statement, without giving the reasons for the decision.

"Jeremy was 'dropped by Portland', a bit predictable move, but it must be admitted that he showed himself well in the pre-season. He did a good job. Now the agent must act," commented Marcin Gortat on the X platform.

Sochan was fired shortly after the match

The 23-year-old Sochan, who signed a one-year, but according to the US media non-guaranteed, contract with the Blazers on August 1 (he had the 15th highest contract for the amount of $2,449,421), was released a few hours after the last away match against the Golden State Warriors, a 118-128 loss (he scored six points in seven minutes, making both shots and three, he also had three rebounds, an assist, a block and a turnover).

He played in all four friendly games, being the best rebounder in one of them - eight rebounds. In the first, he scored 10 points in nine minutes.

Jeremy Sochan in the NBA

Sochan started his NBA career four years ago with the San Antonio Spurs, where he was selected ninth in the draft by the San Antonio Spurs and signed a four-year contract.

The first years of his performances were successful, but in the fall of 2025 the Spurs authorities did not decide to extend the contract, which meant that they took into account the possibility of transferring the Pole during the competition. And so it happened. On February 12, 2026, he was traded to the New York Knicks. He won the title with the New Yorkers, but he rarely appeared on the pitch and his contribution to the NBA championship was modest.

Title with the Knicks

Finally, last season, he joined the New York Knicks, with whom he won the championship after winning against Spurs in the final. Last season, the Polish representative played in 28 of 54 games for the Texas team (an average of 13 minutes and 4.1 points), while for the Knicks he played in 16 regular-round games (an average of 2.8 points and 2.1 rebounds). and eight in the play-off phase (including three in the final, a total of 26 minutes and an average of 2.5 points).

Throughout his career in the American-Canadian league, he averaged 9.9 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 228 games.

Before him, only three Poles played in the NBA: Cezary Trybański, Maciej Lampe and Marcin Gortat, who holds the record among them with 892 appearances.

The NBA regular season starts on Tuesday, October 20, and the Trail Blazers will open it on the night from Wednesday to Thursday with a home game against the Phoenix Suns.