Trail Blazers' Chris Youngblood: Makes season debut Saturday
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Youngblood supplied three points (1-4 FG, 1-4 3Pt) in seven minutes during Saturday's 112-90 victory over the Jazz.
Youngblood earned his first minutes of the 2026-27 campaign after battling an ankle injury. Portland's backcourt is already loaded with Damian Lillard, Ja Morant, Jrue Holiday and Scoot Henderson, but with Morant (hamstring) sidelined for an extended period, Youngblood could get some more run moving forward, although it shouldn't have much effect on the Blazers' rotation.
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Trail Blazers' Chris Youngblood: Available to play
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Youngblood (ankle) is available to play Saturday against the Jazz.
While Youngblood will be available for Saturday's game, that doesn't mean he'll get on the court. He's yet to log a single minute for Portland this season.
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Trail Blazers' Chris Youngblood: Iffy for Saturday
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Youngblood (ankle) is questionable for Saturday's game against Utah.
Youngblood has yet to make his 2026-27 regular-season debut due to a left ankle injury. However, his potential absence wouldn't affect the rotation.
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Trail Blazers' Chris Youngblood: Listed out for Tuesday
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Youngblood (ankle/two-way player) is out for Tuesday's game against the Lakers.
It's unclear at this time whether Youngblood is still dealing with an ankle injury, or if this decision is simply because he's on a two-way contract. Either way, he's yet to make his 2026-27 debut and will need to wait at least until Thursday against the Grizzlies to do so.
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Trail Blazers' Chris Youngblood: Not playing Friday
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Youngblood (ankle) is out for Friday's game against the Kings.
Youngblood will have to wait to make his 2026-27 season debut, and he'll miss a second consecutive game while dealing with left ankle soreness. His next chance to play will come against the Lakers on Tuesday, Nov. 27.
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Trail Blazers' Chris Youngblood: Won't play Wednesday
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Youngblood is out for Wednesday's regular-season opener against Phoenix due to left ankle soreness.
Youngblood missed Portland's final three preseason games due to left calf soreness, but now it's his left ankle that's giving him trouble. His next chance to play will come Friday in Sacramento.
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Trail Blazers' Chris Youngblood: Remains sidelined Friday
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Youngblood (calf) won't play in Friday's preseason game versus the Warriors.
Youngblood will miss his third consecutive preseason contest due to lingering left calf soreness. It's unknown if he will be available for Opening Night versus Phoenix.
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Trail Blazers' Chris Youngblood: Ruled out Tuesday
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Youngblood (calf) has been ruled out for Tuesday's preseason game against the Kings.
Youngblood will miss his second exhibition game in as many days due to left calf soreness. His final chance to play again in the preseason will come Friday against Golden State.
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Trail Blazers' Chris Youngblood: Out Monday
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Youngblood is out for Monday's exhibition against the London Lions with left calf soreness.
The two-way player is sitting out the first half of this back-to-back set. His next opportunity to play is Tuesday versus the Kings.
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Chris Youngblood: Waived by Thunder
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The Thunder waived Youngblood on Friday, Andrew Schlecht of The Athletic reports.
The Thunder needed to clear a roster spot to sign Buddy Boeheim to a two-way contract. Youngblood made 32 regular-season appearances for the Thunder, but he saw just 5.4 minutes per contest.
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Thunder's Chris Youngblood: Logs season-high 20 minutes
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Youngblood ended with five points (2-6 FG, 1-4 3Pt), three rebounds, two assists and two blocks in 20 minutes during Wednesday's 116-106 loss to the Spurs.
Youngblood played double-digit minutes for the first time this season, called upon to do more after Oklahoma City ruled out a number of players earlier in the day. Given his season averages of just 2.0 points in 5.4 minutes, there is no need to make any roster moves in fantasy based on this effort.
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Thunder's Chris Youngblood: Scores first NBA points
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Youngblood amassed three points (1-1 FG, 1-1 3Pt) over six minutes during Thursday's 141-135 double-overtime win over Indiana.
Youngblood didn't see any playing time during Tuesday's season-opening win over the Rockets in double overtime, but with the Thunder shorthanded Thursday, the two-way guard saw some action and scored his first NBA points. When Alex Caruso (concussion), Cason Wallace (knee), Isaiah Joe (knee) and Jalen Williams (wrist) return to action, Youngblood will likely be relegated to the G League.
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Thunder's Chris Youngblood: Struggles in preseason win
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Youngblood ended with five points (1-7 FG, 1-6 3Pt, 2-2 FT) across 25 minutes in Tuesday's 116-112 preseason win over the Bucks.
After posting an efficient 25 points in Saturday's loss to Indiana, Youngblood came back down to earth Tuesday. The undrafted 23-year-old out of Alabama signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Thunder in June and may receive consideration for the team's final two-way spot ahead of the 2025-26 campaign.
