According to Trail Blazers forward Caleb Swanigan, the Portland Trail Blazers enter the 2018 Las Vegas Summer League with one goal after finishing second to the Lakers in the 2017 Las Vegas Summer League Tournament.
“Win the championship this year.”
After a week of practices at their facility in Tualatin, Swanigan and the rest of Portland’s summer league squad will begin their quest Saturday versus the Utah Jazz at COX Pavilion on the campus of UNLV. Tipoff is scheduled for 12 p.m on NBA TV.
Saturday’s contest is the first of at least five games in Las Vegas for the Trail Blazers, who boasts a roster featuring Swanigan, Zach Collins, Jake Layman, Wade Baldwin IV and Georgios Papagiannis, all veterans of the summer league, along with rookies Anfernee Simons, Gary Trent Jr.