Hart posted 27 points (10-16 FG, 5-9 3Pt, 2-2 FT), seven rebounds, five assists, two blocks and one steal across 36 minutes during Monday's 122-107 win over the Bucks.

EDGE Analysis

Hart has gotten off to a red-hot start with his squad, shooting 17-for-28 from the field and 8-for-15 from three in his first two games with the Blazers. He's seeing around the same playing time so far as he did while a part of the Pelicans, but he's knocked down the same number of triples in two games with Portland as he did in his last eight with New Orleans.

Hart amassed 23 points (7-12 FG, 3-6 3Pt, 6-8 FT), one rebound and two assists in 37 minutes during Saturday's 112-103 victory over the Knicks.

EDGE Analysis

Hart came over from New Orleans in the CJ McCollum swap, and Saturday marked his debut in a Blazers uniform. He entered the starting lineup right away and saw a full workload, which bodes well for his fantasy value going forward. The Blazers are clearly embracing a rebuild the rest of the way, but Hart, Jusuf Nurkic and Anfernee Simons should each remain strong contributors. Portland plays twice -- Monday at MIL; Wednesday at MEM -- in Week 18 before heading into the All-Star break.

Hart will start Saturday's game against the Knicks, Casey Holdahl of the Trail Blazers' official site reports.

EDGE Analysis

Hart was unavailable Wednesday against the Lakers after he was traded to the Trail Blazers on Tuesday, but he'll be part of the starting lineup during his team debut Saturday. He's averaged 14.7 points, 9.0 rebounds and 3.6 assists in 35.9 minutes per game since the start of the calendar year and should have plenty of chances to make an impact in Portland.

Hart (rest) is out for Wednesday's game against the Lakers, Jay Allen of NBC Sports Northwest Rip City Radio 620 reports.

EDGE Analysis

Hart was originally not listed on the injury report but will be a late scratch as he gets settled in with Portland. Hart was just traded to Portland on Tuesday and is now likely to make his Trail Blazers debut Saturday against the Knicks. Prior to the trade, the 26-year-old had scored in double fgures in 22 straight games for the Pelicans, with 10 of those being double-doubles. Hart figures to make an impact for Portland immediately upon his debut.

Hart is not listed on the Blazers' injury report ahead of Wednesday night's game against the Lakers, Sean Highkin of Bleacher Report reports.

EDGE Analysis

Hart was just traded to the Blazers on Tuesday afternoon, and he remained in New Orleans to watch the Pelicans' game on Tuesday night, so this will be a situation worth monitoring over the next several hours. His exclusion from the injury report implies that he'll be available to debut Wednesday night, but given the circumstances it would not be surprising if he ends up sitting out.

The Trail Blazers agreed Tuesday to acquire Hart, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Tomas Satoransky, Didi Louzada (knee), a 2022 protected first-round pick and two future second-round picks from the Pelicans in exchange for CJ McCollum, Larry Nance (knee) and Tony Snell, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports.

EDGE Analysis

Hart has enjoyed the best season of his career in his fifth year in the NBA in 2021-22, averaging 13.4 points, 7.8 rebounds, 4.1 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.0 three-pointers in 33.5 minutes per game over 41 appearances. However, with New Orleans eager to add a more dynamic offensive option to its backcourt in McCollum, Hart was deemed expendable and was sent to Portland, where he'll be one of few healthy and established NBA rotation players on the roster. As such, Hart shouldn't be expected to see much of a reduction in playing time with the move to Portland, as his main competition for minutes at forward in the near term will come from CJ Elleby, Greg Brown and Justise Winslow. Hart could even see a slight uptick in scoring opportunities, given that McCollum's 25.6 percent usage rate on the season will have to be filtered somewhere. Assuming the Trail Blazers and Pelicans can make the deal official in the next day or two, Hart could make his Portland debut as early as Wednesday versus the Lakers.

Hart (knee) finished with 13 points (4-8 FG, 1-3 3Pt, 4-4 FT), seven rebounds, four assists and three steals across 36 minutes Sunday in the Pelicans' 120-107 win over the Rockets.

EDGE Analysis

Hart received the green light to play after missing the last two games with a bruised left knee, and the heavy minutes he received suggests the Pelicans don't have many concerns about his health heading into the team's upcoming three-game week. With Hart back in action, Jaxson Hayes moved into a bench role, but he still picked up 28 minutes of playing time and put up 21 points, seven rebounds, two steals and two blocks while handling backup run at both power forward and center.

Hart (knee) will start in Sunday's game against the Rockets, Daniel Sallerson of the Pelicans Radio Network reports.

EDGE Analysis

After initially being deemed a game-time call, Hart has officially been cleared to make his return from a two-game absence. When healthy, Hart has been productive of late, averaging 15.9 points, 9.2 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.3 threes over his last 14 appearances.

Coach Willie Green said Hart (knee) will go through warmups before they make a decision on his status for Sunday's matchup with Houston, Andrew Lopez of ESPN.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Hart has missed the past two games due to a bruised left knee. He's officially listed as questionable, but that designation doesn't warrant optimism, as the fifth-year wing was also listed as questionable ahead of Friday's contest before ultimately being sidelined.

Hart (knee) is questionable Sunday against the Rockets.

EDGE Analysis

Hart has missed the past two games due to a bruised left knee. He's stepped his game up since early December, posting 21 straight games with double-digit scoring and averages of 15.5 points, 9.1 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.1 steals in 36.5 minutes.