Joel Freeland, who is a restricted free agent this offseason, doesn't expect to receive a qualifying offer from the Blazers, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.

Freeland, who is a restricted free agent this offseason, doesn't expect to receive a qualifying offer from the Blazers, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.

Analysis:

If such a scenario comes to fruition, Freeland would enter the land of unrestricted free agency this summer, but it won't necessarily mean the Blazers lack interest in the big man. In reality, with five players under contract, including only two starters (Damian Lillard and Nicolas Batum), the team is likely keeping its options open, one of which is a team option on center Chris Kaman. If Kaman's services are retained, the writing could be on the wall for Freeland's time in Portland, but Meyers Leonard's emergence in the second half of this past season may make the upcoming decision on the Englishman an easy one.