NAME

TEAM

INJURY

TIMETABLE TO RETURN

ANALYSIS

Stephen Curry GSWGroin1-2 WeeksCurry will miss another few weeks and he'll be re-evaluated over the weekend and he could return next week potentially. Quinn Cook and Shaun Livingston will continue to fill in. 
Kristaps Porzingis NYKneeNo TimetableThis is a tricky one b/c if the Knicks are competing by January-February, they will bring Porzingis back, but he could be held out for the entire season. Noah Vonleh and Kevin Knox will fill in. 
DeMarcus Cousins GSWAchillesNo TimetableCousins is still not taking contact yet. There is no official return date, but it's looking more and more like he'll return in January. Damion Jones should be the primary fill-in.
Victor Oladipo INDKneeDAY TO DAYOladipo missed his previous game and may need to miss Wednesday's game. Tyreke Evans will play more and likely draw the start if he can't go. Bojan Bogdanovic will see more usage. 
Kevin Love CLEToe4-6 weeksLove could be looking at missing a good amount of November and possibly part of December w/ this Toe injury. Larry Nance Jr. and Cedi Osman will pick up more playing time and usage. 
Lauri Markkanen CHIElbow2-4 WeeksMarkkanen continues to recover and could potentially be ready to go right at the beginning of December. Jabari Parker will be the primary fill-in option w/ Bobby Portis also out.  
Zach LaVine CHIIllnessDAY TO DAYLaVine was sick and he missed his previous game, but reports say that he should be able to return for Wednesday's game. Antonio Blakeney will see more playing time if he can't go.
Caris LeVert BKNFootNo TimetableWhen the injury occurred, it looked like LeVert's season was over, but it was just a dislocated Foot and he should be able to return this season. Allen Crabbe and Joe Harris will see more minutes.
Draymond Green GSWToeDAY TO DAYGreen will miss his third straight game on Wednesday and he's been banged up all season. Kevon Looney and Jordan Bell will play more until he returns. 
Dwight Howard WSHGluteDAY TO DAYHoward is currently DTD and he missed his previous game because he's dealing w/ a ton of lower body soreness. He may need to miss extended time. Ian Mahinmi and Jason Smith will fill in.
Dejounte Murray SASTorn ACLOUT FOR THE SEASONMurray will miss the 2018-2019 regular season. Patty Mills , Derrick White and Bryn Forbes will see a ton of minutes.
Goran Dragic MIAKneeDAY TO DAYDragic will miss another couple of games this week after getting his Knee drained. Josh Richardson will shift to PG and Rodney McGruder and Wayne Ellington will see more minutes.
Wesley Matthews DALHamstringDAY TO DAYMatthews will miss yet another game on Wednesday. He's still DTD, but the pain isn't going away in his Hamstring. J.J. Barea (when healthy) and Dorian Finney-Smith will see more playing time. 
Bobby Portis CHIKnee2-3 WeeksPortis is dealing w/ a sprained MCL and Jabari Parker will pick up a lot of playing time until he returns.
Will Barton DENHip2-3 WeeksBarton is feeling better and it's possible that he can return at the start of December. Trey Lyles , Juancho Hernangomez and Torrey Craig should see more minutes. 
Rajon Rondo LALHand3-5 WeeksRondo had surgery on his fractured Hand and Lonzo Ball and Josh Hart will fill in until he is ready to return. 
Myles Turner INDAnkleDAY TO DAYTurner is dealing w/ a sprained Ankle and he may need to miss Wednesday's game. Domantas Sabonis will see more minutes if he can't go.
Dennis Smith Jr. DALWristDAY TO DAYSmith may need to miss Wednesday's game w/ a sprained Wrist. If he needs to sit out, Luka Doncic will see more time w/ the ball and Dorian Finney-Smith will see more minutes.
Pau Gasol SASFootDAY TO DAYGasol will miss his eigth straight game on Wednesday andcapparently he's not feeling better at all. Jakob Poeltl and Davis Bertans (when healthy) will fill in. 
Elfrid Payton NOPinky5-6 WeeksPayton had surgery on his fractured Pinky and will miss more time. E'Twaun Moore and Jrue Holiday and Wesley Johnson will fill in until he returns.
Kris Dunn CHIKnee2-3 WeeksDunn is dealing with an MCL Sprain and Cameron Payne should see a lot more playing time. Shaquille Harrison should see some extra minutes.
Isaiah Thomas DEN           HipNo TimetableThomas' return to the court is not close. Jamal Murray 's minutes are safe and secure. Monte Morris could see some back up PG minutes. 
Dirk Nowitzki DALAnkle1-2 WeeksThe season debut is reportedly in sight and we should see Dirk take the floor before the end of the month. Dwight Powell (when healthy) and Maxi Kleber will see more minutes until he returns. 
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist CHAAnkleDAY TO DAYMKG will miss his fourth straight game on Wednesday. Nicolas Batum and Miles Bridges should see more minutes. 
George Hill CLEShoulder1-2 WeeksHill is dealing w/ a sprained Shoulder and Jordan Clarkson and Collin Sexton will see more minutes until he's ready to return. 
Jerami Grant OKCAnkleDAY TO DAYGrant is dealing w/ a minor Ankle injury and if he needs to miss Wednesday's game, Patrick Patterson will see more minutes. 
Courtney Lee NYNeckNo TimetableLee is just starting to work his way back but we're unsure when he'll take the court. Frank Ntilikina in the starting lineup in his place. Mario Hezonja , Damyean Dotson and Kevin Knox will also see more minutes. 
Maurice Harkless PORKneeNo TimetableHarkless is still not ready to return. Jake Layman , Evan Turner and even Zach Collins will see more minutes. 
Dion Waiters MIAAnkleNo TimetableWaiters is coming back from surgery and he doesn't seem close to coming back. Wayne Ellington , Dwayne Wade, Derrick Jones Jr. , and Rodney McGruder will see more minutes. 
Andre Roberson OKCKneeNo TimetableRoberson is not recovering and we don't know when we'll see him on the court again. Dennis Schroder , Alex Abrines (If healthy) and Terrance Ferguson will pick up playing time.
Luke Kennard DETShoulder1-2 WeeksKennard is getting closer but he may not be able to return before December. Stanley Johnson and Reggie Bullock will see more playing time. 
Denzel Valentine CHIAnkleNo TimetableValentine is on the verge of going thrugh an Ankle procedure that would keep him out for the rest of the season. Justin Holiday will benefit w/ more playing time and Zach LaVine also benefits.
Kosta Koufos SACCalfDAY TO DAYKoufos missed his last four games w/ a sore Calf. Marvin Bagley III will see more playing time. Harry Giles could also be thrown a few more minutes. 
Sam Dekker CLEAnkle1-3 WeeksDekker is dealing w/ a badly sprained Ankle and Cedi Osman and Larry Nance Jr. should see even more playing time until he returns. 
Tyler Johnson MIAHamstringDAY TO DAYJohnson strained his Hamstring in practice and he may need to sit for a few games. Derrick Jones Jr. and Wayne Ellington will see more run if Johnson needs time off. 
Luc Mbah a Moute LACKneeNo TimetableHe's getting closer to returning as he's been getting "Questionable" tags on injury reports, Montrezl Harrell and Danilo Gallinari will see more minutes.
J.J. Barea DALAdductorDAY TO DAYBarea may need to miss Wednesday's game and Dorian Finney-Smith and Luka Doncic will see more playing time if he needs to sit.
Jerryd Bayless MINKneeNo TimetableBayless still doesn't have a timetable to return to start playing for his new team. Derrick Rose and Tyus Jones will pick up playing time while Bayless is out. 
Omari Spellman ATLHipDAY TO DAYSpellman is looking like he'll miss Wednesday's game and John Collins and DeAndre' Bembry will see more playing time if he can't go. 
Nerlens Noel OKCIllnessDAY TO DAYNoel is sick and may need to miss his second straight game on Wednesday if he doesn't feel better. Steven Adams will see more usage and Patrick Patterson will pick up minutes.
Markelle Fultz PHIShoulderNo TimetableFultz is visiting a Shoulder specialist and he's been in a ton of pain. He may need to miss extended time. T.J. McConnell will see more playing time for at least the next few games. 
Dillon Brooks MEMKnee5-7 WeeksBrooks is dealing w/ a bad MCL sprain and we will not likely see him again until January. Kyle Anderson will pick up more minutes. Wayne Selden could get more involved. 
NeneHOUCalf2-3 WeeksNene's pain in his Calf continues to keep him on the shelf. Clint Capela will play even more w/ the Rockets front court banged up. Marquese Chriss will get more run.
Willy Hernangomez CHAAnkleDAY TO DAYHernangomez may need to miss Wednesday's game and Cody Zeller and Bismack Biyombo will see more minutes.
CJ Miles TORAdductorDAY TO DAYMiles has missed four straight game but he's not looking like he will miss extended time. Danny Green and OG Anunoby (when healthy) should see more playing time.
Lance Thomas NYKnee3-5 WeeksThomas had surgery on his Knee and while he's out Noah Vonleh will continue to see more playing time. Kevin Knox should see an uptick in minutes. 
Chandler Parsons MEMKnee 2-4 WeeksParsons is ALWAYS HURT! Kyle Anderson should see extended minutes. Once Parsons returns, he'll be on the shelf again soon enough. Wayne Selden and JaMychal Green will see more minutes. 
Zhaire Smith PHIFoot7-9 WeeksSmith is dealing with a fractured foot and with him out for a couple of months, T.J. McConnell will pick up more playing time. 
Justin Patton PHIFootNo TimetablePatton had surgery on his foot and it is undetermined when he'll be back with his new team. Amir Johnson and Wilson Chandler will see more playing time.
Norman Powell TORShoulder2-4 WeeksPowell will miss the another few weeks of action, but he is on the mend. OG Anunoby (when healthy), Delon Wright , Fred VanVleet and Danny Green should pick up more minutes.
Lonnie Walker IV SASKnee4-5 WeeksAfter having surgery on his Knee, we won't be seeing Walker for awhile and Derrick White , Bryn Forbes and Patty Mills will play a ton of minutes. 
Brandon Knight HOUKneeNo TimetableKnight is practicing but we don't know when we'll see him take the court again and Eric Gordon should pick up even more playing time.
Timofey Mozgov ORLKneeNo TimetableMozgov hasn't played all year and it's uncertain whether or not he'll even be in the rotation this season. Khem Birch will play more minutes than him.
Treveon Graham BKNHamstringNo TimetableGraham has a strained Hamstring and we don't know when we'll see him take the court again. Allen Crabbe and Joe Harris should see more minutes
Dwight Powell DALKneeDAY TO DAYPowell may need to miss his second straight game w/ a sore Knee. Maxi Kleber will pick up playing time if Powell can't go.
John Henson MILWrist3-4 MonthsHenson had Wrist surgery and will be on the shelf for at least the next three months. Brook Lopez and Thon Maker will see more minutes. 
OG Anunoby TORWristDAY TO DAYAnunoby's injury apparently isn't serious and he's missed his last two games because of it. Delon Wright and Fred VanVleet will see more minutes if he can't return for Wednesday's game. 
Donte DiVincenzo MILQuadDAY TO DAYDiVincenzo is dealing w/ a minor Quad strain and he's missed his last two games and if he can't play Wednesday, Pat Connaughton will continue to see more minutes. 
Davis Bertans SASConcussionDAY TO DAYBertans has missed his last two games and he may have to miss Wednesday's. Jakob Poeltl will see more playing time if he can't go.
Alex Abrines OKCIllnessDAY TO DAYAbrines is sick and if he needs to miss Wednesday's game, Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot will see more minutes. 
Alex Poythress ATLAnkleDAY TO DAYIf Poythress needs to miss Wednesday's game, DeAndre' Bembry should see more playing time. 
Alfonzo McKinnie GSWFootDAY TO DAYMcKinnie has missed his last two games and it's looking like he'll miss his third in a row on Wednesday and Andre Iguodala will play more if he can't go.
Seth Curry PORKneeDAY TO DAYCurry has missed his last three games and he's looking like he'll have to sit for his fourth straight game on Wednesday. Evan Turner will see more minutes if he can't go. C.J. McCollum will see more usage. 
Tyrone Wallace LACHeadDAY TO DAYWallace left Tuesday's game w/ a Head injury that required stitches and if he has to miss time, Avery Bradley will see more minutes.