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Portland Trail Blazers: Trent Jr, Simons show potential in Summer League

Las Vegas, NV - JULY 7: Anfernee Simons #1 of the Portland Trial Blazers and Gary Trent Jr., #2 of the Portland Trial Blazers look on during the game against the Houston Rockets during Day 3 of the 2019 Las Vegas Summer League on July 7, 2019 at the Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas, Nevada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Bart Young/NBAE via Getty Images)
Las Vegas, NV - JULY 7: Anfernee Simons #1 of the Portland Trial Blazers and Gary Trent Jr., #2 of the Portland Trial Blazers look on during the game against the Houston Rockets during Day 3 of the 2019 Las Vegas Summer League on July 7, 2019 at the Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas, Nevada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Bart Young/NBAE via Getty Images)

Sunday night’s dominating 97-87 victory over the Houston Rockets showed just how talented the Portland Trail Blazers young core really is.

First thing’s first, it’s time for me to eat crow. Harsh criticism and generalizations should never have been placed on the shoulders of the Portland Trail Blazers‘ promising duo of 20-year-old players.

If anyone still doubted them, Sunday night proved that Gary Trent Jr and Anfernee Simons can flat out ball. Simons showed much more progress towards becoming the player the Blazers want him to be while Trent Jr played out of his mind looking more and more like a bonafide NBA player.

Let’s take a look at how the Blazers’ Summer League team performed in last night’s victory and what it could mean for the future.

Check back in tomorrow as the Portland Trail Blazers take on the Utah Jazz in the third game of their Summer League schedule. Tip-off is at 3:00 p.m. PST. You can watch the game on ESPN2.