Blazers Announce Summer League Team
POSTED: 2:43 pm PDT July 2,
2009
UPDATED: 9:54 am PDT July 3,
2009
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Second-year guard Jerryd Bayless and three draft picks highlight the Portland Trail Blazers summer league roster that begins play July 13 in Las Vegas.Bayless was the summer league MVP last year after averaging 29.8 points. He went on to average 4.3 points during the regular season. Joining him on the summer team are draft choices Jeff Pendergraph, Dante Cunningham and Patrick Mills. All were second-round picks last month. The squad also features two players with strong Portland ties -- former Jefferson High standout Thomas Gardner and former University of Portland guard Pooh Jeter.Full roster:
Deji Akindele, center
Dante Cunningham, forward
Matt Freije, forward
Jerry Bayless, guard
Thomas Gardner, guard
Pooh Jeter, guard
Bobby Jones, forward
Patrick Mills, guard
Dwayne Mitchell, forward
David Moss, guard
David Padgett, center
Jeff Pendergraph, forward
Deji Akindele, center
Dante Cunningham, forward
Matt Freije, forward
Jerry Bayless, guard
Thomas Gardner, guard
Pooh Jeter, guard
Bobby Jones, forward
Patrick Mills, guard
Dwayne Mitchell, forward
David Moss, guard
David Padgett, center
Jeff Pendergraph, forward
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