6 Jared Dudley SF

Dudley will practice with the G League on Thursday, Ben Nadeau of Basketball Insiders reports.

Dudley has appeared in just two of the Nets' four games since the All-Star break following a lengthy absence due to a hamstring injury. The organization will continue getting him back into form by having him practice with the Long Island Nets.

Dudley (hamstring) played seven minutes off the bench and recorded no statistics Thursday in the Nets' 113-99 loss to the Trail Blazers.

Dudley had missed the Nets' previous 16 games with a hamstring injury, which appears to have cost him his spot in the starting five. The veteran had started five straight games in January prior to getting hurt, then saw a slew of key rotation players return from injury before he did. There was still an opportunity for him to pick up some run while coach Kenny Atkinson ran a bloated 11-man rotation Thursday, but Dudley will likely be the first player excised when Spencer Dinwiddie (thumb) returns in March or if Atkinson decides to streamline things.

Dudley (hamstring) practiced Wednesday and is available for Thursday's matchup against the Trail Blazers, Brian Lewis of the New York Post reports.

Dudley has been out since Jan. 11 while nursing a strained left hamstring. The veteran will make his return Thursday, however. He's held a solid role with the Nets this season, seeing his most minutes per game (22.0) since 2015-16 and averaging 5.0 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists.

Dudley (hamstring) revealed Sunday via his personal Twitter account that he expects to be available for the Nets' first game out of the All-Star break Thursday in Brooklyn versus the Trail Blazers.

Dudley will likely practice with the Nets when the team reconvenes this week, after which his availability for Thursday's game should be confirmed. Prior to sustaining the hamstring injury in early January, Dudley had started five straight games at power forward. It's unclear if he'll recapture those duties or even be included in the rotation, as the Nets are now healthier in the frontcourt than they had been at the time Dudley got hurt.

Dudley has yet to resume practicing since being shut down Jan. 9 with a strained left hamstring, Zach Braziller of the New York Post reports.

Dudley has already been ruled out for Monday's game in Toronto, and his lack of on-court activity over the past month means it's probably safe to count him out for Wednesday's tilt in Cleveland, the Nets' final contest before the All-Star break. Even if Dudley makes enough progress over the break to suit up for the Nets' first game of the second half, he could be excluded from the rotation now that Brooklyn is relatively healthy at both forward spots.