Both the Portland Trail Blazers and Phoenix Suns may be without multiple key players in Sunday night's matchup.

The Trail Blazers sit six games back of the Suns in the standings, parked comfortably in the 10th seed, with a little breathing room over Memphis down in 11th. On paper, that is a game Phoenix usually handles. In reality, with bodies piling up on the injury report and legs still feeling sore Saturday night, nothing comes free here.

Avdija has been a breakout force in 2025-26. He is averaging roughly 25 points, 7.2 rebounds, and 6.8 assists while serving as a primary ball-handler. His all-around production earned him Western Conference Player of the Week honors in early January. He has also posted multiple 30-point outings despite managing the lingering back issue.

PORTLAND, Ore. (February 20, 2026) – The Portland Trail Blazers have converted the two-way contract of forward Sidy Cissoko (sih-dee sih-SOH-koh) to a standard NBA contract, Trail Blazers General Manager Joe Cronin announced today. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.

There's far too many stars on the Phoenix Suns' injury report.

Nikola Jokic had 32 points, nine rebounds and seven assists in 29 1/2 minutes and the Denver Nuggets routed Portland 157-103 on Friday night for the most points on the road in franchise history and the most in an NBA game this season.

Tim Hardaway Jr. made some personal history in the first quarter of the game between the Nuggets and the Trail Blazers.

The Portland Trail Blazers are coming out of the All-Star break with a challenging divisional matchup against three-time MVP Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets