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The Blazers’ 15-man regular season roster features 10 players under guaranteed contract and two more — Vit Krejčí and Sidy Cissoko — with team options. The Blazers are expected to exercise both team options, giving them 12 players under contract. This leaves them with three unrestricted free agents: Robert Williams III, Matisse Thybulle and Blake Wesley. A team source told The Oregonian/OregonLive earlier this month the Blazers have interest in retaining all three players “if the deal makes sense.” And Williams, in particular, should be a priority.

Serbia secured a convincing 90-76 victory over Czechia in a closed-door friendly at Aleksandar Nikolić Hall in Belgrade as part of its preparations for the upcoming FIBA window.

Nikola Jović led Serbia with 20 points, adding five rebounds and three assists. Nikola Jokić finished with 16 points, 14 rebounds and eight assists, narrowly missing a triple-double, while Dejan Davidovac contributed 14 points. Vít Krejčí paced Czechia with 16 points and four assists.

Krejčí would certainly not have been a "needle-mover" – he was not a playoff rotation player for Portland – but he would have represented a new lever Nurse could pull. He would have given the Sixers a bit more optionality on the wing and some much-needed three-point shooting. But the Sixers misread Krejčí's market and, in turn, mistimed their efforts to acquire him, the source said. When the deadline came and went without the Sixers adding a single player to their roster, that relatively minor miscue probably stung more than it typically might.
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Sean Highkin: Vit Krejci is playing vs. the Kings, Tiago Splitter says. He’ll be on a minutes limit to ramp up for the play-in. Matisse Thybulle is a full go.

Trail Blazers PR: INJURY REPORT 4/12 vs. SAC: OUT: Jerami Grant (R Calf Strain), Damian Lillard (L Achilles Tendon). QUESTIONABLE: Vit Krejci (L Calf Contusion). PROBABLE: Matisse Thybulle (R Ankle Sprain).

The Portland Trail Blazers may be getting some reinforcements back at the end of the regular season and ahead of the Western Conference Play-In Tournament. Shaedon Sharpe and Vit Krejci were both upgraded to questionable for Friday's game against the LA Clippers. That contest will go a long way towards deciding which team is #8 and #9 seeds in the Play-In Tournament.


Trail Blazers PR: INJURY REPORT 4/6 @ DEN: OUT Jerami Grant (R Calf Strain) Vit Krejci (L Calf Contusion) Damian Lillard (L Achilles Tendon) Shaedon Sharpe (L Fibula Stress Reaction)
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Trail Blazers PR: INJURY REPORT 3/29 vs. WAS: OUT Jerami Grant (R Calf Strain) Vit Krejci (L Calf Contusion) Damian Lillard (L Achilles Tendon) Shaedon Sharpe (L Fibula Stress Reaction) Chris Youngblood (Two-Way) QUESTIONABLE Robert Williams III (Low Back Soreness)
Trail Blazers PR: INJURY UPDATE: Vit Krejci is OUT for tonight’s game vs. DAL. Robert Williams III is AVAILABLE to play.

Trail Blazers PR: INJURY UPDATE: Vit Krejci is OUT for tonight’s game @ MIN.