(Portland, OR)  --  Pat Connaughton will be a Trail Blazer again this season.  The club faced a Thursday deadline to waive Connaughton before his 1.4-million-dollar salary became guaranteed.  The team opted to keep the 2015 second-round draft pick.  He averaged 2.5 points in 39 games last season.  The Blazers have 14 guaranteed contracts on their roster.