The lure of NBA free agency will temporarily take a backseat to actual basketball this week, when the Portland Trail Blazers begin preparation for NBA Summer League.

The Blazers are scheduled to open a four-day minicamp Tuesday at their practice facility in Tualatin, a precursor to their summer league opener Saturday night at Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas.

The Blazers' summer league roster — released Monday — will feature seven players expected to be on next season's regular season team, including five returners (Zach Collins, Jake Layman, Wade Baldwin, Caleb Swanigan and Georgios Papagiannis) and two rookies acquired in last month's draft (Anfernee Simons and Gary Trent Jr.).

Who else is on the roster? When do the Blazers play? How can you watch? Below are answers to those questions and more:

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ABOUT SUMMER LEAGUE

NBA Summer League is a 10-day basketball tournament in Las Vegas that features rookies, young NBA players and free agents auditioning for professional jobs. Games are held at Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion on the UNLV campus and, for the first time since it was created in 2004, all 30 NBA teams will be represented.

The event features both a preliminary round and tournament play. The preliminary round begins Saturday, runs five days, and the results of the games will determine seeding for tournament play. Summer League ends July 17, when the championship game will be played at Thomas & Mack Center. The Blazers reached the title game last season, before losing to the Los Angeles Lakers.

Tickets are available at NBATickets.com.

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HOW TO WATCH

Every summer league game will be aired, either on television or online. ESPN will carry every game on the ESPN App and broadcast 46 games on ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU. NBA TV will air 36 more games.

The Blazers' first three games will be on television: Saturday's opener against Utah is on NBA TV; Sunday's outing against Atlanta is on ESPN2; and Tuesday's matchup against San Antonio is on NBATV. The rest of the Blazers' broadcast schedule will be determined after the preliminary round.

A full broadcast schedule for summer league is accessible here.

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THE SCHEDULE

The Blazers' preliminary round games have been scheduled:

Saturday, July 7 - Blazers 93, Jazz 78

Sunday, July 8 vs. Atlanta Hawks, 2:30 PM, Thomas & Mack Center (ESPN2)

Tuesday, July 10 vs. San Antonio Spurs, 1:00 PM, Cox Pavilion (NBA TV)

The rest of the schedule will be determined after the preliminary round.

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THE ROSTER

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Birthdate Last Played NBA Years 2 Wade Baldwin IV G 6-4" 200 3/29/96 Trail Blazers 2 9 Gary Trent Jr. G 6-6" 210 1/18/99 Duke R 10 Jake Layman F 6-9" 210 3/7/94 Trail Blazers 2 19 Georgios Papagiannis C 7-2" 275 7/3/97 Trail Blazers 2 24 Anfernee Simons G 6-4" 185 6/8/99 IMG Academy R 33 Zach Collins C 7-0" 230 11/19/97 Trail Blazers 1 50 Caleb Swanigan F 6-9" 250 4/18/97 Trail Blazers 1 54 Langston Morris-Walker G 6-5" 215 6/27/94 Djurgarden (Sweden) R 57 Casper Ware G 5-10" 175 1/17/90 Melbourne United (Australia) 1 59 K.J. McDaniels G/F 6-6" 205 2/9/93 Grand Rapids Drive 3 64 John Jenkins G 6-4" 215 3/6/91 Inmobiliaria Burgos (Spain) 5 68 MiKyle McIntosh F 6-7" 235 7/19/94 Oregon R 70 Archie Goodwin G 6-5" 205 8/17/94 Northern Arizona Suns 4 Joe Freeman | jfreeman@oregonian.com | 503-294-5183 | @BlazerFreeman

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