When the Charlotte Hornets (29-31) and Portland Trail Blazers (29-31) square off at Spectrum Center on Saturday at 1 p.m. ET, Kon Knueppel and Deni Avdija are two of the players to watch.

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Hornets vs. Trail Blazers: Feb. 28 Viewing Options

Game day: Saturday, February 28, 2026
Game time: 1 p.m. ET
TV channel: KUNP and FDSSE
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
Arena: Spectrum Center

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Hornets vs. Trail Blazers Top Players

Hornets

Knueppel averages 19.4 points, 5.4 rebounds and 3.5 assists for the Hornets.
LaMelo Ball adds 19.4 points, 7.3 assists and 4.8 rebounds a game, and Moussa Diabate contributes with 8.3 points, 1.7 assists and 8.6 rebounds per matchup.
Knueppel is the top active three-point shooter for the Hornets, knocking down 3.5 per game.
Charlotte’s blocks tend to come from Ryan Kalkbrenner, who records 1.5 per game. Ball is a primary source of steals for Charlotte, averaging 1.1 steals an outing.
Trail Blazers

Avdija holds the top spot on the Trail Blazers scoring and assist lists among active players, tallying 24.4 points and 6.6 assists per game.
Donovan Clingan has per-game averages of 11.9 points, 2.1 assists and 11.5 rebounds this season.
Toumani Camara averages 2.6 made threes per game.
The Trail Blazers’ defensive effort gets a lift from Camara’s 1.0 steal and Clingan’s 1.5 blocks per game.

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Hornets vs. Trail Blazers Injury Report

Hornets

Hornets:

Liam McNeeley: Day-To-Day (Ankle)

Trail Blazers

Trail Blazers:

Damian Lillard: Out For Season (Achilles),

Shaedon Sharpe: Out (Calf),

Deni Avdija: Day-To-Day (Back),

Donovan Clingan: Day-To-Day (Illness)

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