When it became official Sunday that Toumani Camara and the Portland Trail Blazers had agreed to an $82 million contract extension , he tried to call his brother in Belgium to share the good news.

The call went unanswered.

When it became official that Shaedon Sharpe and the Blazers had agreed to a $90 million contract extension , he celebrated with a casual meal at home alongside his girlfriend and a late-night workout.

“My girl made chicken alfredo,” Sharpe said. “I really like chicken alfredo. And I just worked out at night. That’s really it.”

What? You expected a visit to Le Pigeon or El Gaucho? A celebratory bottle of Dom Pérignon?

Maybe a splashy impulse purchase?

The two franchise pillars may have been rewarded with long-term contracts and lifetime financial stability

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