SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — The Santa Cruz Warriors will have two players from out of town available for their Saturday night game against the Los Angeles D-Fenders, those players being Cliff Alexander and Luis Montero of the Portland Trailblazers. The Blazers announced Thursday they would utilize the D-League’s flexible assignment rule to allow Alexander and Montero some much needed playing time.
Per Blazers PR:
PORTLAND, Ore. (March 10, 2016) – The Portland Trail Blazers have assigned rookie forward Cliff Alexander and rookie guard Luis Montero to the NBA Development League’s Santa Cruz Warriors, pursuant to the flexible assignment rule, it was announced today by president of basketball operations Neil Olshey.