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Mike Tokito: #Blazers will have Joel Freeland, Meyers Leonard, Will Barton, Victor Claver in summer league, possibly Elliot Williams, plus draft picks. Twitter @mtokito

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Ben Golliver: Blazers G Will Barton is open to adding 5-10 pounds this summer but "I don't want to get too heavy." Weighs 185 Twitter @blazersedge

Portland Trail Blazers, Will Barton 

The team assigned Nolan Smith and Will Barton to the Idaho Stampede, Portland's NBA Development League affiliate, for the Stampede's games in the NBA D-League Showcase in Reno, Nev. The Stampede will play Texas at 12:45 p.m. Monday and Canton at 12:45 p.m. Tuesday at the Reno Events Center as part of the D-League Showcase, a four-day gathering of all 16 D-League teams. Both games will be televised live on the D-League's YouTube channel. Smith, in his second season, will make his first foray into the D-League. He is averaging 2.5 points and 1.2 assists in 8.2 minutes this season and has not had been able to get regular rotation minutes since early in the season. Oregonian

Portland Trail Blazers, D-League, Will Barton, Nolan Smith 

Will Barton: It's crazy watching my own maturation. I'm no where near perfect or close to how far I'm gonna go but I came a long way & I'm proud of me! Twitter @WillTheThrillB5

Portland Trail Blazers, Will Barton 

Trail #Blazers recall G Will Barton and F Victor Claver from the team’s NBA D-League affiliate, the Idaho Stampede. Twitter

Portland Trail Blazers, Victor Claver, D-League, Will Barton 

Jason Quick: Blazers GM Neil Olshey says Barton and Claver headed to D-League for two games. Both will be back in Portland for Sunday practice. Twitter @jwquick

Portland Trail Blazers, Victor Claver, D-League, Will Barton 

The bench, which entered the game averaging an NBA-low 12.8 points per game, collectively played 76 minutes and scored 29 points as Joel Freeland (eight points, two rebounds, one block), Will Barton (seven points, 3 of 5 shooting) and Nolan Smith (six points, 3 of 6 shooting) excelled. “We heard it,” Smith said of outside criticism about the bench’s play. “But I think as a group ... we try and just focus on what we’re doing in house; just keeping each other’s confidence up and continue to be supportive of one another. It kept us all just ready for this moment.” Oregonian

Portland Trail Blazers, Will Barton, Nolan Smith, Joel Freeland 

In the not-too-distant future, young players such as Victor Claver, Joel Freeland, Will Barton and Nolan Smith might be sent down to the NBA Development League for a little playing time and seasoning. Blazers general manager Neil Olshey said he intends to use Idaho this season as a tool to foster growth with his young players and he has created a tentative plan to send guys east across the Oregon border. Oregonian

Portland Trail Blazers, Victor Claver, D-League, Will Barton, Nolan Smith, Joel Freeland 

Chris Haynes: #Blazers G/F Will Barton did not practice today (sore right groin). That's four consecutive days. Twitter @ChrisBHaynes

Portland Trail Blazers, Injuries, Will Barton 

"My family pretty much understands what I'm trying to do. They're the only people that matter to me, to say the least," said Barton. "I always tell people: I don't have friends, I have family. A friend, I look at him as a brother. They're in my family, in my core. So I really don't have any friends. You either family or nothing with me." TrailBlazers.com

Portland Trail Blazers, Will Barton 

Will Barton: It's official I'm team Under Armour. Just signed let go. I will protect this house!!! http://instagr.am/p/NzhcSezaDw/ Twitter

Portland Trail Blazers, Will Barton 

John Canzano: Blazers have signed rookie forward Will Barton, it was announced today by General Manager Neil Olshey Twitter

Portland Trail Blazers, Neil Olshey, Will Barton 

John Canzano: Will Barton, Memphis G, is on @750thegame right now. "Draft day was a day of mixed emotions. I was upset." Twitter

Memphis Grizzlies, Draft, Will Barton 

Aggrey Sam: Memphis shooting guard Will Barton scheduled for solo workout with the Bulls (29th pick) at Berto tomorrow AM, according to source. Twitter

Chicago Bulls, Draft, Will Barton 

I continue to hear that it's possible that Cleveland (Nos. 4 and 24 in the first round and Nos. 33 and 34 in the second round) will move up to take Charlotte's No. 2 spot in order to land Beal. Utah has no first-round picks and had been attempting to land one in order to select Weber State point guard Damian Lillard, according to sources, but it's not known if Jazz general manager Kevin O'Connor has made any progress. Milwaukee (No. 12) has considered trading back, and would take a long look at Barton if it did. SI.com

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Jerry Zgoda: Temple's Ramone Moore, Memphis' Will Barton and Cincy's Yancy Gates still comprise rest of today's workout group. Twitter

Minnesota Timberwolves, Will Barton, Ramone Moore, Yancy Gates 

Dan Duggan: Gonzaga C Robert Sacre, Memphis SG Will Barton, Ohio St. SG William Buford, Missouri SG Marcus Denmon, Texas A&M SF Khris Middleton... Twitter

Boston Celtics, Draft, Will Barton, William Buford, Robert Sacre, Marcus Denmon, Kris Middleton 

The Nuggets welcomed four other draft prospects to the Pepsi Center on Monday, including 6-foot-9 forward Andrew Nicholson, a possible first-round pick from St. Bonaventure who averaged 18.5 points and 8.4 rebounds last season. Iowa State's Royce White rescheduled his Denver workout for next week, so the Nuggets brought in Colorado forward Austin Dufault to create three-on-three competition. Also in Denver were 6-6 guards Will Barton of Memphis and Kevin Murphy of Tennessee Tech. Denver Post

Denver Nuggets, Draft, Will Barton, Kevin Murphy, Royce White, Andrew Nicholson 

With the 2012 NBA Draft approaching, the Denver Nuggets evaluated six college prospects at Pepsi Center on Monday. Among the group was University of Colorado power forward Austin Dufault, a four-year starter who played in a school-record 136 games. It was Dufault’s first NBA workout. “It’s awesome (to be here in Denver),” Dufault said. “Over the last four years, I’ve turned into a Nuggets fan because they’ve been down the road (from Boulder). I’ve been to a couple of games and I’m familiar with their coaching staff. Just being able to come here and work out is a blessing and it’s an opportunity that I’m very thankful for.” Dufault was joined by Memphis guard Will Barton, Tennessee Tech guard Kevin Murphy, St. Bonaventure forward Andrew Nicholson, Kansas guard Tyshawn Taylor and Kentucky guard Marquis Teague. NBA.com

Denver Nuggets, Draft, Will Barton, Tyshawn Taylor, Kevin Murphy, Andrew Nicholson, Marquis Teague, Austin Dufault 

The upcoming NBA draft is light on international prospects, but that could be good news for French shooting guard Evan Fournier. The 19 -year-old, one of the top European players in the draft, is trying to show he is worthy of being a first-round selection June 28. He made a stop at the Cousins Center on Saturday to take part in a four-guard Milwaukee Bucks workout that also featured Memphis' Will Barton, Temple's Ramone Moore and Long Beach State's Larry Anderson. Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

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