The No. 2-seed Spurs will be nearly at full strength when they host seventh-seeded Portland on Sunday night in the opening game of a best-of-seven Western Conference first-round playoff series.
Guard Jordan McLaughlin, who typically receives only spot minutes from coach Mitch Johnson, is out with a left ankle sprain, the Spurs announced Saturday.
Guard Dylan Harper, a key reserve, wasn’t on the report after leaving last Sunday’s regular season finale against Denver in the third quarter with an injured left thumb. Harper was a full participant in practices Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. He wore a protective wrap on his shooting hand in Friday’s workout.
Star center Victor Wembanyama (left rib cage soreness) and backup big man Luke Kornet (right shoulder soreness) are also healthy after sitting out the regular season finale.
The Blazers also listed only one player on their injury report: Guard Damian Lillard, who missed the entire regular season with a torn left Achilles tendon sustained during the 2025 postseason when he was with Milwaukee.
Portland coach Tiago Splitter has all but ruled out Lillard for the playoffs.
“I don’t think so,” Splitter told reporters after Friday’s practice when asked about Lillard’s status. “He’s had his head on next season. We’ve got to be serious about it.
“Of course, we joke about it here and there, but he’s got a plan and we’re all going to follow that.”