The Portland Trail Blazers list Deandre Ayton as questionable with a left knee injury ahead of their matchup against the Milwaukee Bucks.

Starting Portland Trail Blazers center Deandre Ayton has been on the shelf since January 21 due to a left knee sprain. Now, he's been upgraded to merely questionable to return to the hardwood, per a new NBA injury report.

Ayton (knee) tallied 21 points (9-19 FG, 0-1 3Pt, 3-4 FT), 14 rebounds, two assists, one steal and one block across 34 minutes in Tuesday's 125-112 win over the Bucks.

Deandre Ayton has not quite had the season he was hoping to with the Portland Trail Blazers. His production simply has not been up to par with his current contract. Now, the Portland Trail Blazers are witnessing their rookie center,

Veteran center Jusuf Nurkic was benched earlier this season, and in a perfect world, the Suns would love to use his $18.1 million salary to land a difference-maker. In the meantime, though, he is still a member of the Suns and is working through those difficult circumstances.

Dunn, the No. 28 overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, has quickly developed into one of the NBA's top rookies and premier defenders. He is averaging 7.3 points and 3.4 rebounds across 40 games (24 starts). His points per game are 12th among rookies (min. 30 games), but his defense has placed him on top of the charts:

This mock trade has the Portland Trail Blazers reuniting with a former big man who is frustrated in his current role.

The Clippers only lead Phoenix by 2.5 games for the sixth seed in the West - and a guaranteed spot in the playoffs. The Suns can officially clinch the head-to-head tiebreaker tonight as well after earning two victories against them on the road in the first two weeks of the season.

Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic hasn't played since Jan. 7 at Charlotte but was available for Saurday's game.

One NBA executive joked about Suns owner Mat Ishbia having a new rule made for him with the Kevin Durant trade possibly backfiring.

Suns center Jusuf Nurkic said he has no relationship with coach Mike Budenholzer prior to Saturday's game versus the Washington Wizards.

Miami forward Jimmy Butler appeared to nod at trade rumors of a move to Phoenix, turning out for the Heat’s 116-107 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday in a pair of Suns-themed colorway shoes.