The NBA’s Summer League is the perfect opportunity to showcase your talent to the league’s front offices for fringe talent. Their performance in just a handful of games can make the difference between a long life in the league or heading back to a day job.
With only three players signed full-time to the roster, the Portland Trail Blazers had a lot of room at their disposal to give these players a first, second, or even a fifth chance at making the jump to the NBA.
While everyone loves a feel-good success story of a player who fights his way through the Summer League and into the league — much like the Lakers’ Alex Caruso — these players find their journeys ending in despair far more often.