Blazers injury update! Reece undergoes right foot surgery, out for the season; two key guards nearing return

On January 30th Beijing time, the Blazers released a new injury update stating that Duop Reece’s right foot scans showed a stress fracture, and he had successful surgery earlier today. Reece will be sidelined for the rest of the season but is anticipated to recover completely. Moreover, reports indicate that Henderson and Wesley are now in the last stage of their rehab and have begun engaging in full-team scrimmage sessions.

So far this season, Reece has played in 32 games, averaging 2.9 points and 1.2 rebounds per game, with a field goal percentage of 44.6% and a three-point shooting rate of 41.8%. He has not appeared in the last four games and is no longer part of the rotation. If no trades occur, Yang Hansen will still have to compete with Klingen and Rowe for playing time in the future.

“He is now able to take part in some contact drills,” interim head coach Spreit said in an interview. “His condition is steadily improving. I can’t give a specific return date yet, but he is completing most of the team’s training activities, and his physical feedback after each session has been very positive.”

As early as one week before training camp started, the Blazers announced that Henderson suffered a hamstring tear during practice and was expected to miss all basketball-related activities for 4 to 8 weeks.

However, a few days later at media day, team GM Cronin told reporters that Henderson’s return to basketball activities might take longer than initially expected—hamstring injuries are notoriously “stubborn” and challenging to manage. Now, four months later, the guard is close to making his comeback.

Henderson was the third overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. His rookie season was inconsistent, but he showed clear improvement in his second year. In the last 35 games of the 2024-2025 season, he averaged 27.5 minutes, contributing 14.2 points, 5.2 assists, and 3.1 rebounds per game, with shooting percentages of 43.4% from the field, 38.4% from three, and 76.6% from the free-throw line.

Besides Henderson, another injured Blazers guard, Wesley, is also expected to return to the court soon. Wesley has been out since undergoing foot surgery on November 1st. According to Haikin, Spreit revealed on Thursday that Wesley has also reached the final stage of his rehabilitation.

Before his injury, Wesley held a stable rotation spot in the Blazers’ bench unit. In the five games he played before getting hurt, he averaged 17.6 minutes per game.

This summer, the Blazers will need to make contract decisions regarding Henderson and Wesley: Henderson will be eligible to sign a rookie contract extension, while Wesley will become an unrestricted free agent.