The Portland Trailblazers today assigned rookie point guard Taurean Green to their NBA Development League affiliate, the Idaho Stampede.  Green?s assignment is the 19th of the 2007-08 season, and Green is the 17th NBA player assigned to a D-League affiliate.  

?This is a great opportunity for Taurean to get some more playing time and in-game experience at a professional level,? said Trail Blazers? General Manager Kevin Pritchard.  ?We?re grateful to have a partnership with Idaho and the D-League to help us develop our young players.?

A second round selection (52nd overall) in the 2007 NBA Draft, Green has appeared in four games for the Trail Blazers this season and averaged 2.3 points and 1.3 assists in 6.0 minutes per game.  In the preseason with Portland, Green appeared in seven games and averaged 6.4 points, 2.0 assists and 1.6 rebounds in 14.7 minutes per game including a 13 point performance in a 118-102 loss to the Denver Nuggets on Oct. 12, 2007.