Nolan Smith News: Smith was assigned to the D-League on Sunday, the Blazers' official site reports.

Smith was assigned to the D-League on Sunday, the Blazers' official site reports.

An upper respiratory infection cost Smith four games in December, and he's played in just one of the team's four games so far in January. The club sent Smith to the D-League so he can attend their upcoming Showcase in Reno, but Smith could be called back before long.