Trail Blazers' Chris Youngblood: Signs with Portland
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Portland signed Youngblood to a two-way contract Monday, Shams Charania of ESPN reports.
Youngblood has been a standout player for the Oklahoma City Blue in the G League. With this move, Youngblood is now likely to become a featured player for the Rip City Remix, but he may get some NBA looks with the Trail Blazers as well.
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Chris Youngblood: Waived by Thunder
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The Thunder waived Youngblood on Friday, Andrew Schlecht of The Athletic reports.
The Thunder needed to clear a roster spot to sign Buddy Boeheim to a two-way contract. Youngblood made 32 regular-season appearances for the Thunder, but he saw just 5.4 minutes per contest.
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Thunder's Chris Youngblood: Logs season-high 20 minutes
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Youngblood ended with five points (2-6 FG, 1-4 3Pt), three rebounds, two assists and two blocks in 20 minutes during Wednesday's 116-106 loss to the Spurs.
Youngblood played double-digit minutes for the first time this season, called upon to do more after Oklahoma City ruled out a number of players earlier in the day. Given his season averages of just 2.0 points in 5.4 minutes, there is no need to make any roster moves in fantasy based on this effort.
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Thunder's Chris Youngblood: Garbage-time special
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Youngblood closed with three points (1-3 FG, 1-3 3Pt), one rebound and one assist in 10 minutes during Wednesday's 138-89 victory over the Suns.
Youngblood continues to benefit from the fact that Oklahoma City is blowing opponents out on a regular basis. The majority of Youngblood's playing time has come during the final stretch of games, typically when the result has been decided. In 19 appearances, he has averaged 1.8 points and 1.0 rebounds in 5.6 minutes per contest.
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Thunder's Chris Youngblood: Scores first NBA points
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Youngblood amassed three points (1-1 FG, 1-1 3Pt) over six minutes during Thursday's 141-135 double-overtime win over Indiana.
Youngblood didn't see any playing time during Tuesday's season-opening win over the Rockets in double overtime, but with the Thunder shorthanded Thursday, the two-way guard saw some action and scored his first NBA points. When Alex Caruso (concussion), Cason Wallace (knee), Isaiah Joe (knee) and Jalen Williams (wrist) return to action, Youngblood will likely be relegated to the G League.
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Thunder's Chris Youngblood: Struggles in preseason win
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Youngblood ended with five points (1-7 FG, 1-6 3Pt, 2-2 FT) across 25 minutes in Tuesday's 116-112 preseason win over the Bucks.
After posting an efficient 25 points in Saturday's loss to Indiana, Youngblood came back down to earth Tuesday. The undrafted 23-year-old out of Alabama signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Thunder in June and may receive consideration for the team's final two-way spot ahead of the 2025-26 campaign.
