Portland assigns Green to D-League

PORTLAND, Oregon (Ticker) The Portland Trail Blazers on Monday assigned rookie guard Taurean Green to the Idaho of the D-League.

Green, 21, is averaging 2.3 points, 1.3 assists and 6.0 minutes in four games with the Trail Blazers this season. He was selected in the second round of June’s draft.

“This is a great opportunity for Taurean to get some more playing time and in-game experience at a professional level,” Trail Blazers general manager Kevin Pritchard said. “We’re grateful to have a partnership with Idaho and the D-League to help us develop our young players.”

The 6-foot, 177-pounder spent three seasons at Florida, where he helped lead the Gators to back-to-back national championships as the team’s starting point guard.

Click here to read more