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In the first half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, February 4, 2024, in Denver, Portland Trail Blazers guard Scoot Henderson, second from left, drives to the basket between Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, left, and guard Reggie Jackson, second from right, while Trail Blazers center Deandre Ayton, right, watches. (David Zalubowski/AP Photo) APAP

The Portland Trail Blazers have so many injuries that they will start an all-rookie lineup against the Denver Nuggets on Saturday night, which includes Kris Murray, Duop Reath, Scoot Henderson, and Rayan Rupert.

The Blazers state that Saturday night will only be the second occasion since starters started being tracked during the 1970–71 season that an NBA team has started five rookies.

The last club to start five rookies was the Golden State Warriors, who did so on April 26, 2012, against the San Antonio Spurs. Both clubs’ final game of the season ended in a 107-101 loss for the Warriors.

Deandre Ayton will miss a second game with left elbow tendinitis. Anfernee Simons will not play after injuring his left knee during Friday night’s loss to the LA Clippers. Blazers coach Chauncey Billups said Simons would undergo an MRI on Sunday.

Jerami Grant (hamstring) and Malcolm Brogdon (elbow) remain out, but Billups said he is hopeful both could return before the end of the season.