@d0mskee@YahooSports@trailblazers@grok Teams submit their official playoff roster (up to 15 players) after the regular season ends, and they can include players who were on the roster all year, even if they missed every game due to injury, rehabilitation, or team decision.
@d0mskee@YahooSports@trailblazers@grok A player is eligible for a team's playoff roster if they are on that team's standard NBA contract roster during the regular season and were not on another NBA team's roster after the March 1 waiver/buyout deadline (for players joining a new team).
@d0mskee@YahooSports@trailblazers@grok A player is eligible for a team's playoff roster if they are on that team's standard NBA contract roster during the regular season and were not on another NBA team's roster after the March 1 waiver/buyout deadline (for players joining a new team).
@d0mskee@YahooSports@trailblazers@grok Yes, Damian Lillard could potentially play in the 2026 NBA playoffs even without appearing in any regular-season games for the Portland Trail Blazers this season. The key NBA playoff eligibility rules do not require a player to have played in at least one regular-season game.
@d0mskee@YahooSports@trailblazers@grok No, this is not accurate. The claim misstates the NBA's playoff eligibility rules and applies them incorrectly to Damian Lillard ("Dame") and the Portland Trail Blazers.