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PORTLAND, Ore. (Feb. 21, 2017) – The Portland Trail Blazers have assigned rookie guard Tim Quarterman to the Long Island Nets of the NBA Development League, it was announced today by president of basketball operations Neil Olshey.

In 13 games with the Trail Blazers this season, Quarterman (6-6, 190) is averaging 1.5 points, 0.5 rebounds, 0.6 assists and 3.4 minutes.

This is the third D-League assignment of the season for Quarterman, who served two separate stints with the Windy City Bulls on Jan. 12 and Jan. 29.

In nine games (seven starts) with Windy City, Quarterman averaged 9.8 points, 6.3 rebounds and 7.2 assists.

The Trail Blazers signed Quarterman, undrafted out of LSU, on July 25, 2016.

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Trail Blazers Assign Tim Quarterman to D-League's Long Island Nets

PORTLAND, Ore. (Feb. 13, 2017) – The Portland Trail Blazers have recalled forward Jake Layman and guard Tim Quarterman from the Windy City Bulls of the NBA Development League, it was announced today by president of basketball operations Neil Olshey.

Over eight games with the Bulls, Layman posted averages of 17.9 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.63 steals and 33.3 minutes.

In nine games over two stints with Windy City, Quarterman averaged 9.8 points, 6.3 rebounds, 7.2 assists, 1.78 steals and 29.5 minutes.

In 23 games with the Trail Blazers this season, Layman (6-9, 210) is averaging 2.3 points, 0.6 rebounds, 0.3 assists and 6.3 minutes. Quarterman (6-6, 190) is posting averages of 1.3 points, 0.5 rebounds, 0.6 assists and 3.3 minutes in 12 games with Portland. 

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Trail Blazers Recall Jake Layman and Tim Quarterman from D-League's Windy City Bulls

The Windy City Bulls fell to the Long Island Nets, 117-109, Wednesday afternoon, but Trail Blazers rookies Jake Layman and Tim Quarterman continue to make an impact while getting work in at the D-League level.

Starting at small forward, Layman netted a new D-League personal high with 23 points, shooting 9-of-18 from the field, to go with six rebounds in the loss to Long Island. In the backcourt, Quarterman scored 12 points on 6-of-13 shooting and registered eight assists, highlighted by a driving dunk. 

Layman is averaging 17 points and eight rebounds in three games since being assigned to Windy City on January 24. Quarterman was re-assigned to the Bulls on January 29 after nursing a sprained left ankle, and is averaging 12.3 points and seven assists in a total of four games in the D-League this season. 

Check out the highlights of the Blazer rookies below. 

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Layman, Quarterman Averaging Double Figures in D-League Stint

PORTLAND, Ore. (Jan. 29, 2017) – The Portland Trail Blazers have assigned rookie guard Tim Quarterman to the Windy City Bulls of the NBA Development League, it was announced today by president of basketball operations Neil Olshey.

In 12 games with the Trail Blazers this season, Quarterman (6-6, 190) is averaging 1.3 points, 0.5 rebounds, 0.6 assists and 3.3 minutes.

This is the second stint of the season with the Bulls for Quarterman, who was previously assigned to the D-League team on Jan. 12. He played in three games, averaging 12.3 points, 5.3 rebounds and 6.7 assists. Quarterman led the Bulls in assists in each of his three games.

Quarterman joins fellow Trail Blazers rookie Jake Layman, who was assigned to Chicago on Jan. 24. 

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Trail Blazers Assign Tim Quarterman to D-League's Windy City Bulls

PORTLAND, Ore. (Jan. 24, 2017) – The Portland Trail Blazers have assigned rookie forward Jake Layman to the Windy City Bulls of the NBA Development League, it was announced today by president of basketball operations Neil Olshey. 

In 23 games with the Trail Blazers this season, Layman (6-9, 210) is averaging 2.3 points, 0.6 rebounds, 0.3 assists and 6.3 minutes.

The Trail Blazers acquired Layman, 22, in a draft day trade with Orlando on June 23, 2016. He was selected with the 47th overall pick in the second round of the NBA Draft out of Maryland. 

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Trail Blazers Assign Jake Layman to D-League's Windy City Bulls

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Prior to leaving for a four-game road trip, which starts tonight versus the Thunder in Oklahoma City (tipoff scheduled for 5 pm on CSNNW and Rip City Radio 620 AM) the Trail Blazers assigned rookies Cliff Alexander and Luis Montero to the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA's Development League. Alexander and Montero joined the Warriors just in time to get in a practice before seeing significant game action in a home-and-home back-to-back versus the Los Angeles D-Fenders and the Delaware 87ers. Here's how the duo did in their first D-League appearances.

Los Angeles D-Fenders 114, Santa Cruz Warriors 110

The day after the Trail Blazers suffered a 128-112 loss to the Golden State Warriors at Oracle Arena, Alexander and Montero were in uniform for Golden State's D-League affiliate for a contest against the Lakers' affiliate, the D-Fenders, at Kaiser Permanente Arena in Santa Cruz. Both Montero and Alexander started and played 31 minutes each as the Warriors fell to the D-Fenders 114-110 (you can watch the replay of the entire game here).

Montero went 7-of-15 from the field, 1-of-4 from three and 5-of-7 from the line to finish with 20 point while also adding seven rebounds, two assists and three steals while turning the ball over twice. Watching Montero's highlights, you really get a sense for what the Trail Blazers see in the 6-7 swingman from the Dominican Republic. He shows off nice touch on his floater, a smooth three-point shot, two high degree of difficulty tip-ins and a superb pass over the rim for an alley-oop dunk for Alexander.

As for Alexander, he went 4-of-13 from the field and 5-of-8 from the line to finish with 13 points, eight rebounds, two blocks and a steal in the loss. The D-League, much like Summer League, tends to favor guards more than big men, but Alexander did a nice job of distinguishing himself in his debut, showing off a nice little face-up jumper, a floater in the lane and an emphatic block into the third row.

Santa Cruz Warriors 132, Delaware 87ers 117

Fortunes turned the next night for the Warriors at Kaiser Permanente Arena, with the home team defeating the visiting Delaware 87ers 132-117 to improve to 16-26 on the season. After a close first half, the Warriors used a 19-5 run to take control of the game in the third quarter. Santa Cruz would lead by as many as 24 in the fourth quarter before coasting to the 15-point lead (the full replay can be watched here).

Alexander improved markedly on his performance the night before, getting the start again at center and finishing with 21 points on 9-of-12 shooting from the field and 3-of-4 shooting from the line in 25 minutes. The 6-8 power forward out of Kansas displayed some nice polish on the offensive side of the ball, showing nice touch on a couple floaters in the lane and range on his high-arching jumper. But the bread and butter of Alexander's game is bullying defenders around the rim, which he did on multiple occasions in Sunday night's victory.

As for Montero, went 4-of-11 from the field, 1-of-4 from three and 8-of-9 from the line to finish with 17 points, seven assists, five rebounds, two steals and six turnovers in 33 minutes.

Santa Cruz now has four days off before starting another back-to-back at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Friday versus the Oklahoma City Blue. Alexander and Montero will likely remain on assignment with the Warriors until after those games on Friday and Saturday (if not longer) as that timeline roughly coincides with the Blazers returning to Portland after their current four-game road trip.

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VIDEO: First D-League Days Of Alexander, Montero

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