Former Portland Trail Blazers forward Thomas Robinson has reached a verbal agreement on a buyout from the Denver Nuggets, according to a report from ESPN's Jeff Goodman Thursday night.

Robinson was traded from the Blazers to the Nuggets, along with guard Will Barton, forward Victor Claver and a lottery-protected 2016 first-round pick prior to Thursday's NBA trade deadline. Portland received wings Arron Afflalo and Alonzo Gee from Denver in the deal.

After playing sparingly in the last season-and-a-half with the Blazers, Robinson, the fifth pick of the 2012 NBA draft by the Sacramento Kings, was seeking an expanded role, according to Goodman, which "wasn't going to happen in Denver."

Portland acquired Robinson from the Houston Rockets for a pair of prospects and two second-round draft picks in July of 2013. He averaged 4.5 points and 4.3 rebounds in 102 games with the Blazers.

-- Sean Meagher | smeagher@oregonian.com