PORTLAND, Ore. — Kyrie Irving is on the brink of a return to the Nets.

The suspended All-Star won’t play on Thursday against the Trail Blazers, but he has almost completed the process the Nets laid out in order for him to get back on the court. They will return home from a four-game West Coast swing to host the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday at Barclays Center, and there is a chance Irving could be on the floor.

The development was first reported by ESPN and has been confirmed by The Post.

The game Thursday will mark the eighth straight contest Irving has missed, but it could be the last.

“I think overall [general manager Sean Marks is] in constant communication with the league and [Nets owner] Joe Tsai, and will fill me in on a kind of need basis,” coach Jacque Vaughn said. “I checked in with him [Tuesday], told him shootaround was great. Ready to coach this group. And that’s kind of where we leave it. [Marks] tells me when he has an update he will let me know.”

Irving had been suspended for a minimum of five games without pay for Oct. 27 social media posts promoting a three-hour film rife with anti-Semitic tropes and disinformation, and refusing to apologize for the post. It wasn’t until Tsai and the Nets suspended him that the 30-year-old tweeted out an apology hours after his ban, on Nov. 4.

The Nets gave Irving a set of remedial tasks to complete before he would be eligible to return. He met individually with Tsai and NBA commissioner Adam Silver, and both publicly said they don’t think the star point guard is anti-Semitic.

When Tsai was asked during the 110-95 win at the Clippers on Saturday. whether Irving might return on this road trip, the e-commerce billionaire told The Post: “He still has work to do. … He has to show people that he’s sorry. … What’s important, and what people miss, is he only apologized after he was suspended.”

Tsai’s comments drew the ire of Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown, who, like Irving, is a vice president of the National Basketball Players Association. The players’ union has defended Irving vociferously in other earlier matters, and has backed him while still condemning anti-Semitism.

“Kyrie is continuing his journey of dialogue and education,” NBPA executive director Tamika Tremaglio told ESPN on Wednesday night. “He has been grappling with the full weight of the impact of his voice and actions, particularly in the Jewish community. Kyrie rejects anti-Semitism in any form, and he’s dedicated to bettering himself and increasing his level of understanding. He plans to continue this journey well into the future to ensure that his words and actions align with his pursuit of truth and knowledge.”

Irving is averaging 26.9 points, 5.1 assists and 5.1 rebounds this season. The Nets are 6-9, and 4-3 since Irving’s suspension. Still, his absence has put an undue burden on Kevin Durant. Privately, multiple Nets have wondered why their All-Star guard isn’t playing.

“I think about all my teammates and how they’re doing and what they’re going through as NBA players. I want the best for everybody. Ky, the organization, I just want everything to be, all of us, to be aligned,” Durant told the website Andscape.

“It was a rough situation, and I felt like both sides learned more about each other, so, hopefully, going forward, he can just move on. We can move on, just play ball. I miss seeing him out here. I miss playing with him. But most of that stuff is out of my control, so I try not to focus on it too much. Just worry about what’s in the locker room.”