The Portland Trail Blazers will sign Jaylen Adams as a substitute player for Trevor Ariza.

Adams was the MVP runner-up in the G League this season with the Wisconsin Herd.

Ariza decided to opt out of the NBA's return-to-play plan due for a visitation period with his child.

Trevor Ariza has decided to opt out of participating in the NBA's return-to-play plan in Orlando.

Ariza has been involved in a custody case over his 12-year-old son. The son's mother chose to grant a court-ordered one month visitation period during the NBA's quarantine of teams in Orlando left Ariza to choose partnering responsibilities over competing in the restart.

Ariza signed a two-year, $25 million deal with the Sacramento Kings last offseason. The Kings traded Ariza to the Portland Trail Blazers in January.

Carmelo Anthony, Dwight Howard, Donovan Mitchell, and CJ McCollum were among those who expressed their desire to not resume the NBA season during a call that featured 80-plus NBA and WNBA players.

The call, arranged by Kyrie Irving, lasted one hour and 40 minutes long.

Irving, who also opposed the season resuming due to nationwide unrest, said he would support their decision to continue the season.

"If it's worth the risk, then let's go and do it. But if you're not with it, it's OK, too. We've got options for both ways. Let's just come to a middle ground as a family," said Irving.

McCollum reportedly stressed the importance of finishing out the season when taking into consideration the next CBA negotiations.

Mo Bamba said that younger players felt intimidated to express an opposing opinion, with Anthony assuring him that their voice will be heard.

The players on the call also vowed to eventually gather together to continue the discussion on ending racial injustice. 

Damian Lillard revealed in an interview with Lisa Robinson of Vanity Fair that he thought he might get traded to the New York Knicks

Lillard signed a four-year, $196 million supermax contract with the Portland Trail Blazers during the 2019 offseason. 

"I thought I was headed there a few years ago; I was hearing trade rumors," said Lillard of the Knicks. "The Garden is my favorite place to play."

The Portland Trail Blazers were the only franchise to vote against the NBA's 22-team return-to-play format.

The Blazers preferred the 20-team return-to-play format, which would have put the top-20 teams into four groups of five for a round robin group stage to determine which teams advance to the second round of the playoffs.

The Blazers will have the opportunity to qualify for the playoffs as the eighth seed but will have a far more difficult path than they would have in a group stage scenario.