On May 29, we finally got a date. Shams Charania of The Athletic reported that the NBA is targeting a return date of July 31 for the resumption the 2019-20 season. And with the confirmation on Thursday that the league will resume with a 22-team format, the Portland Trail Blazers have secured their spot in the restart.
That means we’ll get the opportunity to see two players plagued by injury suit up this season: Jusuf Nurkic and Zach Collins. Nurkic—who suffered a horrific leg injury the same night Portland clinched a playoff spot last March—was set to return on March 15 before the league was suspended.