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Nolan Smith G POR
26 Days Portland Trail Blazers Comment

Nolan Smith, an unrestricted free agent, will not return to the Blazers next season.

"They have a path they want to go down, and it's pretty obvious I'm not on it right now," Smith said during his exit interview. Smith added the team made it "pretty clear" that they don't want him to return, and now Smith will be playing with a chip on his shoulder wherever he lands. Right now, he's best known as the guy drafted ahead of Kenneth Faried in 2011.

Nolan Smith G POR
1 Month Portland Trail Blazers Comment

Blazers guard Nolan Smith has been diagnosed with a partial tear in his patella tendon, ending his 2012-13 season.

An MRI revealed the injury and it could hardly have come at a worse time for Smith, who is heading into unrestricted free agency this summer. He'll try to fill a productive niche off an NBA bench next season, and he remains an unlikely fantasy option.

Nolan Smith G POR
1 Month Portland Trail Blazers Comment

Nolan Smith expects to leave the Blazers as a free agent this summer, possibly for the Bulls, Hawks or Thunder.

"This just wasn't the right situation for me, and I think everybody can see that," said Smith, who is averaging 2.8 points in seven minutes per game this season. He feels that he's been unfairly buried on Portland's bench, while incurring the fans' anger simply because he was drafted one pick ahead of Kenneth Faried (to which he added, "I don't blame them at all.") He'll need to prove himself before earning fantasy consideration next year.

Nolan Smith G POR
4 Months Portland Trail Blazers Comment

Blazers GM Neil Olshey said that if he knew this summer how competitive his team would be this season, he "would have made a bigger investment in the bench."

That's a slap in the face for the Blazers, who are playing .500 basketball despite one of the worst benches in NBA history. Nolan Smith's minutes as a backup PG on Saturday were so bad that beat writer Jason Quick wrote afterward, "I'm not sure we will ever see Smith play meaningful minutes again in a Blazers uniform." It's good news for fantasy owners, since production is concentrated amongst just a few guys, but at some point exhaustion is bound to set it.

Nolan Smith G POR
5 Months Portland Trail Blazers Comment

The Blazers recalled Nolan Smith and Will Barton from the D-League.

The move was expected as both players were only in the minor league to participate in the D-League showcase.

Nolan Smith G POR
5 Months Portland Trail Blazers Comment

Nolan Smith and Will Barton are expected to rejoin the Blazers before Thursday's game against the Heat.

Both players are currently participating in the D-League showcase and aren't expected to spend extended time in the D-League.

Nolan Smith G POR
5 Months Portland Trail Blazers Comment

Nolan Smith has been assigned to the Blazer's D-League affiliate.

It's the first time Smith has been sent to join the Idaho Stampede. He has fallen way behind Ronnie Price to be Damian Lillard's backup and has no value in fantasy leagues.

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