PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS NBA SUMMER LEAGUE SCHEDULE - ALL TIMES PACIFIC
Friday, July 6 - Portland vs. Boston* (Cox Pavilion, 7 p.m.)
Sunday, July 8 - Portland vs. Dallas (Cox Pavilion, 1 p.m.)
Wednesday, July 11 - Portland vs. L.A. Lakers (Thomas & Mack Center, 7:30 p.m.)
Saturday, July 14 - Portland vs. Phoenix (Thomas & Mack Center, 7:30 p.m.)
Sunday, July 15 - Portland vs. Seattle* (Cox Pavilion, 7 p.m.)
*Games broadcast on NBA TV
Tickets for the 2007 NBA Summer League presented by adidas, the league’s summer showcase in Las Vegas for top free agents and members of the 2007 Draft class, will go on sale Monday, June 4 at 10 a.m. (Pacific).
The Trail Blazers will play five games in the showcase, beginning Friday, July 6 vs. Boston, and finishing Sunday, July 15 vs. Seattle in a matchup featuring the teams with the first two picks in the NBA Draft.
"We're very excited about being a part of the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, which provides us an opportunity to continue to grow our young players, including those who will join us from the upcoming draft," said Trail Blazers general manager Kevin Pritchard. "The NBA Summer League is a great event at a great venue, and we're hopeful a good number of Trail Blazers fans can come down from Portland to see it first-hand."
Trail Blazers fans will have the first chance to see the No. 1 pick of the 2007 NBA Draft in action by calling 702-739-FANS, through UNLVtickets.com or by visiting the Thomas & Mack Box Office and UNLV Ticket Outlets.
The 2007 NBA Summer League presented by adidas, formerly the Las Vegas Summer League, will feature 21 NBA teams and the Chinese National Team competing over 10 days, from July 6-15. A55-game schedule will be played at the Thomas & Mack Center and the Cox Pavilion on the campus of the University of Nevada Las Vegas.
In what experts are calling one of the deepest drafts in history, 10 of the 14 top picks, including six of the first seven, belong to teams participating in Las Vegas.
NBA TV will broadcast 28 games from Las Vegas as well as provide reports on the Summer League teams featuring interviews with players, coaches and team executives.
For more information on this year's NBA summer league go to
http://www.nba.com/summerleague
2007 NBA Summer League Roster
| # | Name | Pos | Ht | Wt | NBA Yrs | Birthdate | From |
| 12 | LaMarcus Aldridge | F/C | 6-11 | 245 | 1 | 7-19-85 | Texas |
| 40 | Chris Ellis | F | 6-9 | 250 | R | 3-5-84 | Wake Forest |
| 41 | Joel Freeland | F | 6-10 | 225 | R | 2-7-87 | England |
| 4 | Terrance Green | G | 6-3 | 212 | R | 1-10-81 | Nevada |
| 0 | Taurean Green | G | 6-0 | 177 | R | 11-28-86 | Florida |
| 31 | Zendon Hamilton | C | 6-11 | 254 | 6 | 4-29-75 | St. John’s |
| 28 | Petteri Koponen | G | 6-4 | 195 | R | 4-13-88 | Finland |
| 6 | Stefano Mancinelli | F | 6-8 | 214 | R | 3-17-83 | Italy |
| 2 | Josh McRoberts | F | 6-10 | 240 | R | 2-28-87 | Duke |
| 52 | Greg Oden | C | 7-0 | 250 | R | 1-22-88 | Ohio State |
| 11 | Sergio Rodriguez | G | 6-3 | 168 | 1 | 6-12-86 | Spain |
| 8 | Martell Webster | G/F | 6-7 | 230 | 2 | 12-4-86 | Seattle Prep HS (WA) |
Head Coach: Nate McMillan (North Carolina State)
Assistant Coaches: Dean Demopoulos (West Chester)
Maurice Lucas (Marquette)
Monty Williams (Notre Dame)
Bill Bayno (Sacred Heart)
Head Athletic Trainer: Jay Jensen (Loma Linda)
Asst. Trainer & Equipment Manager: Geoff Clark (Oregon State)
Strength and Conditioning Coach: Bob Medina (UNLV)
Tickets to the NBA Summer League can be purchased at
http://www.UNLVtickets.com or by calling
702-739-FANS.
