Blazers Sign Dante Cunningham to Multi-Year Contract

According to Trailblazers.com, Dante Cunningham has been signed.  That is great news to me despite the relative inevitability of the situation.  From what I saw at home and in Vegas, he has plenty of attributes to become a good NBA player.  Here's the press release:

Trail Blazers Sign Dante Cunningham

Rookie forward becomes the 12th player on Portland's roster

PORTLAND, Ore. - The Portland Trail Blazers signed rookie forward Dante Cunningham to a multi-year contract, it was announced today by General Manager Kevin Pritchard. Terms of the contract were not disclosed.

"We are really excited about the versatility and determination Dante brings to our team," said Pritchard. "Dante had a great summer league and we believe he has the potential to become a very good player in this league."

Selected by the Trail Blazers with the 33rd overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft, Cunningham led Portland's 2009 NBA Summer League entry with 18.3 points to go with a team second-best 5.8 rebounds and 1.50 steals in four games (all starts).

"I am so grateful and happy to be a Trail Blazer," said Cunningham. "This is a dream come true and I can't wait to get to work with my teammates. I'm looking forward to moving to Portland and helping this team in any way that I can."

Cunningham, 22, played in a school-record 139 games during his four-year career at Villanova and is one of six players in school history to reach 1,300 points and 800 rebounds. The 6-8, 230-pound Maryland native finished his collegiate career with averages of 9.6 points (52.4% FG), 5.9 rebounds and 1.17 steals.

As a senior, Cunningham was named the Big East's Most Improved Player and was a member of the All-Big East Second Team after leading the Wildcats with collegiate highs of 16.1 points and 7.5 boards.

The signing of Cunningham boosts the Trail Blazers' current roster to 12 players. He will wear jersey number 33.