Justise Winslow contributes in Blazers debut

Blazers forward Justise Winslow made his debut with Portland on Saturday, finishing with six points and seven rebounds off the bench in a loss to Milwaukee, Jason Quick of The Athletic writes. It was Winslow’s first action since being acquired in a trade with the Clippers just 24 hours prior.

“He has been around a lot of different teams, and all the intel on him is really good,” head coach Chauncey Billups said. “Just a great dude, a winning player. Everybody who plays with him loves him. Those are the type of guys that you love.”

Portland acquired Winslow, Eric Bledsoe, Keon Johnson and a 2025 second-round pick in the deal, sending out Norman Powell and Robert Covington. At 21-33, Portland currently owns the 10th-best record in the Western Conference.

Here are some other notes from the Northwest Division:

• Joe Mussatto of The Oklahoman previews the upcoming February 10 trade deadline for the Thunder. Mussatto examines the situations of Luguentz Dort, Kenrich Williams and others, also exploring why a trade for injured Jazz wing Joe Ingles makes sense.
• The Jazz found success by starting Udoka Azubuike over Hassan Whiteside against the Nets on Friday, Sarah Todd of the Deseret News writes. Azubuike finished with 10 points and 11 rebounds in 24 minutes, helping Utah secure a 125-102 home victory. Rudy Gobert remained out due to a calf injury.
• Jazz coach Quin Snyder and forward Danuel House have exited the NBA’s health and safety protocols, according to Eric Walden of the Salt Lake Tribune (Twitter links). House was a participant in practice on Sunday, the final day of his 10-day contract.