He would be a nice pick up!
The uphill battle for the last spot on the Portland Trail Blazers roster just got a little more difficult for Patrick Mills after the team signed 2010 second-round pick, Armon Johnson.
Terms of the contract were not disclosed.
Mills, who has made it no secret that he would like to remain in the NBA, was one of the more interesting storylines during summer league as he, along with Johnson, tried to do their best to impress the Portland brass.
Johnson, whom the Trail Blazers selected 34th overall out of Nevada, was one of the more impressive players in Las Vegas, which included a respectable performance against the draft's No.1 overall pick, John Wall.
In five summer league games in which the two tried in vain to prove worthiness for the 15th and last roster spot, Johnson averaged 11.6 ppg, 4.2 apg and 2.2 spg, while Mills answered with 14.2 ppg, 4.6 apg and 3.8 rpg.
While Johnson now has a contract and Mills is on the outside looking in, there is still a chance that the former St. Mary's guard and Australian national team standout might find his way back onto the roster if Portland is able to trade malcontent guard, Rudy Fernandez.
The uphill battle for the last spot on the Portland Trail Blazers roster just got a little more difficult for Patrick Mills after the team signed 2010 second-round pick, Armon Johnson.
Terms of the contract were not disclosed.
Mills, who has made it no secret that he would like to remain in the NBA, was one of the more interesting storylines during summer league as he, along with Johnson, tried to do their best to impress the Portland brass.
Johnson, whom the Trail Blazers selected 34th overall out of Nevada, was one of the more impressive players in Las Vegas, which included a respectable performance against the draft's No.1 overall pick, John Wall.
In five summer league games in which the two tried in vain to prove worthiness for the 15th and last roster spot, Johnson averaged 11.6 ppg, 4.2 apg and 2.2 spg, while Mills answered with 14.2 ppg, 4.6 apg and 3.8 rpg.
While Johnson now has a contract and Mills is on the outside looking in, there is still a chance that the former St. Mary's guard and Australian national team standout might find his way back onto the roster if Portland is able to trade malcontent guard, Rudy Fernandez.
