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Meyers Leonard - C - Portland Trail Blazers

Meyers Leonard, Victor Claver and Joel Freeland will be part of the Trail Blazers' summer league team.

Will Barton already said he'll be part of the team and Elliot Williams is willing if the Blazers retrain him. Leonard, Claver and Freeland were part of a massive youth movement in Portland this season and the Blazers need them to develop into at least solid rotational players, if not starters in Freeland and Leonard's cases.

Wesley Matthews - G/F - Portland Trail Blazers

Wesley Matthews has been told to stay off his ankle for about a month.

Matthews sustained a pretty severe sprain on April 7 and missed the final five games of the season. It's not a long-term concern. He'll return next season as the clear-cut starting shooting guard once again. Matthews ranked fifth in the league in 3-pointers made per game in 2012-13 at 2.4 a night. Only Steph Curry, Ryan Anderson, Klay Thompson and Kyle Korver averaged more.

Source: Blazers Edge
Nicolas Batum - G/F - Portland Trail Blazers

Nicolas Batum (shoulder, wrist) said he plans on joining the French National Team in July.

Batum's injuries were bad enough that he sat out the final eight games of the season. However, it looks like he'll avoid surgery and should enter next year at 100 percent. Batum and Kevin Durant were the only players to average at least one block, one steal and one 3-pointer this season. He's a second-round fantasy pick at worst in 2013-14.

Source: Blazers Edge
Will Barton - G - Portland Trail Blazers

Will Barton is planning to play on the Blazers' summer league team this year.

Barton struggled to find minutes for most of the season but did take advantage when given a starting role, averaging 15.2 points 6.0 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game in five starts this season. Those averages are encouraging, but most of the production came with Portland's lineup decimated by injuries. Barton will have to work on his shooting this summer if he wants to earn consistent minutes (and fantasy consideration) next season. The second-round pick shot just 38.2 percent from the field and 13.8 percent from 3-point range.

April 19, 2013 - 10:25 AM ET
LaMarcus Aldridge - F/C - Portland Trail Blazers

Blazers GM Neil Olshey expects his team to be active in free agency.

They'd better be. The Blazers have significant cap space in the offseason, and just about everyone is expecting some type of splash this summer. "We're going to be aggressive to construct a deal to make the team better on draft night," he said. The team will attempt to use draft picks to acquire a true, starting center, which is the priority in free agency if one isn't landed via trade. The Oregonian suggets Marcin Gortat could be a potential trade target.

April 18, 2013 - 5:00 PM ET
Jared Jeffries - G/F - Portland Trail Blazers

Trail Blazers waive Jared Jeffries.

Jeffries hasn't played in a game since March 10, making this move completely expected. Jeffries' lack of offensive upside makes it a long shot he'll have any fantasy value going forward regardless of where he lands in free agency.

Joel Freeland - F/C - Portland Trail Blazers

Joel Freeland says he doesn't believe the torn ligament in his finger will require surgery

Freeland tore a ligament in his right index finger in late March but played through the injury. Freeland's rookie season was a pretty big disappointment, but the 26-year-old British import has potential if given minutes. Freeland averaged just 9.4 minutes this season but could see that number rise next year if he remains healthy and J.J. Hickson departs in free agency.

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