Former Oregon basketball player E.J. Singler was recently cut by the Portland Trail Blazers and will be playing in the NBA Development League. As one of the final three cuts for Portland, Singler will have to play for the Trail Blazers’ affiliate, the Idaho Stampede.

The former Oregon forward went undrafted in the 2013 NBA Draft this past June but was one of two players signed to a training camp contract by the Blazers in August.

Though being cut from Portland, Blazers head coach Terry Stotts had a good impression of Singler.

“I really liked E.J.,” Stotts said. “He was really good to have in camp. He was there every day early, he worked hard, he made our practices better. He can shoot the ball, he’s a smart player.”

Though Singler, 23, won’t be playing for Stotts this upcoming year, the former Duck got to spend time with his soon-to-be new coach Michael Peck. Peck was around Singler during the entire training camp and now will get more time with the 6-foot-6 Singler to develop his skills with the Stampede.

Singler struggled in his second and last preseason games with Portland. In the final 8:05 minutes against the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday, Singler shot 0-for-2 and committed three turnovers. Stotts thinks Singler will improve in these areas by playing in the D-League.

“I think the experience of the D-League will do him well,” Stotts said. “As a two-guard, working on his ballhandling will probably be a help. Getting his shot off a little bit quicker, maybe.”

Though his in-game results were not that impressive, Stotts said he enjoyed seeing Singler around camp.

“Who knows where his career is going to go from here,” Stotts said. “But certainly, the three weeks that he was here was a positive for us.”