The Trail Blazers are back in Portland after a four-game road trip, but two of their young guards were sent right back out on the road.

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to the Idaho Stampede, Portland's NBA Development League affiliate, for the Stampede's games in the NBA D-League Showcase in Reno, Nev.

The Stampede will play Texas at 12:45 p.m. Monday and Canton at 12:45 p.m. Tuesday at the Reno Events Center as part of the D-League Showcase, a four-day gathering of all 16 D-League teams. Both games will be televised live on the

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Smith, in his second season, will make his first foray into the D-League. He is averaging 2.5 points and 1.2 assists in 8.2 minutes this season and has not had been able to get regular rotation minutes since early in the season.

Barton will have his second stint with Idaho. In two games in early December, Barton averaged 19.5 points and 6.0 rebounds in 42 minutes per game for the Stampede.

Barton is averaging 2.9 points, 1.4 rebounds and 10.1 minutes for the Blazers. He has scored in double figures three times, highlighted by a career-high 14 points against San Antonio on Dec. 26.

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