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Anfernee Simons Draws Praise for Summer League Performance

Portland Trail Blazers rookie Anfernee Simons showed real promise over the week and a half at Las Vegas Summer League. The 19-year-old averaged 11 points and 3.2 rebounds across 20 minutes in six games and shot 43 percent from the field. Perhaps most impressive, however, was the fact that the youngster looked like he belonged.

As Kevin O’Conner of The Ringer writes, the guard held his own on both ends of the court during the team’s march to the championship:

At 6-foot-3.25 with a long 6-foot-9.