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Portland Assign Webster, Monia to Fort Worth

January 16, 2006 - NBA G League (G League)
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PORTLAND, Ore., January 15 - The Portland Trail Blazers assigned rookies Martell Webster and Sergei Monia to the Fort Worth Flyers of the NBA Development League today.

Both players were inactive for Sunday's game against Cleveland at the Rose Garden.

Monia, 22, has started in 15 games for the Trail Blazers this season, playing both the guard and forward positions in his first NBA season out of Russia. The Trail Blazers' first round selection (23rd overall) in the 2004 NBA Draft, Monia is averaging 3.3 points and 2.2 rebounds through 23 games.

Webster, 19, joined the Trail Blazers as the team's first round pick (sixth overall) and the No. 1 overall high school selection in the 2005 NBA Draft. Webster has started in seven of 28 games played this season and is scoring 4.2 points per game, while grabbing 1.1 rebound per outing.

Fort Worth (10-9) is the Developmental League affiliate of Portland, Dallas, Golden State and the L.A. Lakers.

Webster and Monia are the 15th and 16th NBA players to be assigned to a D-League affiliate this season, the second and third to the Flyers. They will join Dallas' Rawle Marshall in Fort Worth.

The complete list of 2005-06 NBA to D-League designated players follows:

Player NBA Team NBA D-League Team Sean Banks New Orleans/Okla.City Hornets Tulsa 66ers (waived by Hornets) Earl Barron Miami Heat Florida Flame Andray Blatche Washington Wizards Roanoke Dazzle (recalled by Wizards) Gerald Green Boston Celtics Fayetteville Patriots Ersan Ilyasova Milwaukee Bucks Tulsa 66ers Dwayne Jones Minnesota Timberwolves Florida Flame Rawle Marshall Dallas Mavericks Fort Worth Flyers C.J. Miles Utah Jazz Albuquerque Thunderbirds Sergei Monia Portland Trail Blazers Fort Worth Flyers Peter John Ramos Washington Wizards Roanoke Dazzle Donta Smith Atlanta Hawks Arkansas RimRockers Pape Sow Toronto Raptors Arkansas RimRockers Dijon Thompson Phoenix Suns Albuquerque Thunderbirds (recalled by Suns) Martell Webster Portland Trail Blazers Fort Worth Flyers Bracey Wright Minnesota Timberwolves Florida Flame Dorell Wright Miami Heat Florida Flame

Monia and Webster are expected to join the Flyers in time for Wednesday's game at Austin.

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