Portland PF Jerami Grant is listed as questionable for Tuesday’s Trail Blazers vs. Suns game in the 2026 NBA Play-In Tournament at 10:00 p.m. ET.
A calf injury has held the 12th-year veteran out of the lineup for weeks, making a potential return exciting but another absence a daunting proposition. Which Blazers PrizePicks projections could be impacted by Grant’s status?
Below, we'll break down the latest Jerami Grant injury update, if Grant will play tonight, and who to target on PrizePicks if he sits.
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Jerami Grant Injury Update: Is Grant Playing Tonight vs. Suns in Play-In?
Grant is officially questionable for Tuesday’s game vs. the Suns. He’s one of two Portland players on the NBA injury report, joining PG Damian Lillard, who’s been rehabbing from a torn Achilles tendon.
Achilles and calf ailments limited Grant to 57 of 82 possible games throughout the regular season. He’s played in just two contests since March 20, having sat out the Trail Blazers’ final seven outings while recovering.
Despite the prolonged absence, there’s some early-week optimism that Grant has progressed. That led to him being upgraded to questionable, although he still clearly isn’t out of the woods with tip-off on the horizon.
Grant, now in his fourth season in Portland, averaged 18.6 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game this season while canning 38.9% of his 3-point tries.
What Players to Target on PrizePicks if Grant Is Out?
The loss or gain of Grant, at least on paper, may not have a huge impact on the Trail Blazers as a whole. Per databallr, he has a -0.4 net rating, influenced by near-equal swings on offense (+4.1) and defense (+4.5).
Portland’s attack performs better when the veteran forward is on the floor, but its defense levels up a notch when he sits. From a player perspective, three particular Blazers stand out as potential targets for projections if Grant is unable to return on Tuesday.
C Robert Williams III has seen his minutes increase from 16.6 per game in February to 18.6 in March and 19.8 in April. On the season, he sees a staggering 8.1% increase in true shooting percentage without Grant. PF Toumani Camara started all 82 regular-season games and gets a 1.7% bump in usage rate in Grant-less minutes.
Don’t forget about F Kris Murray lurking, though. In 777 minutes with Grant riding the pine, his jumps in TS% (+8.5%) and plus-minus (+12.8) are noteworthy. Grant makes up the sum of some other players, but the individual pieces make their names known when provided the opportunity.
Here are the Trail Blazers players who may benefit most on PrizePicks if Grant is out, as well as their stat projections for Tuesday.
- Robert Williams III vs. Suns Projections: 5.5 Points / 6.5 Rebounds / 13 Pts + Rebs + Asts
- Toumani Camara vs. Suns Projections: 13.5 Points / 5 Rebounds / 20.5 Pts + Rebs + Asts
- Kris Murray vs. Suns Projection: 4.5 Points
In the frontcourt, monitor how Williams and Camara fare and what their involvement level is against a tough Suns group.
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