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D. Miller - SF

NOP

Pelicans F Darius Miller is still recovering from his right achilles surgery and will not accompany the team to Orlando.

Outside of Miller, the Pelicans should go into Orlando as healthy as any team in the league. With Zion Williamson, Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram, Jrue Holiday and Derrick Favors all ready to roll, the Pelicans are going to be a really fun team to watch when the season gets underway.

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A. Holiday - PG

IND

With Victor Oladipo sitting out the Orlando trip for the Pacers there's a good chance that Aaron Holiday could start at point guard and average 30 minutes per game.

Malcolm Brogdon (assuming he's back from testing positive for COVID-19), T.J. Warren, Domantas Sabonis and Myles Turner are expected to round out the Pacers' starting lineup. It's possible T.J. McConnell could start over Holiday, but all signs are pointing to Holiday getting the call, especially with Jeremy Lamb hurt and unavailable. Holiday is averaging 11.8 points and 4.8 assists in his 32 starts this season.

Added 5:22 pm (EST)

NBA.com

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G. Green - SG

DEN

Multiple teams were said to be interested in signing free agent Gerald Green prior to the NBA's return to Orlando, but Green decided not to play in the restart.

Green, who didn't play this season due to a foot injury, is expecting a child in August and decided not to sign with a team for family reasons. But there appears to be a pretty good chance he'll be on an NBA roster at the start of next season.

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Marc Stein on Twitter

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J. Smith - SG

Despite not playing in 20 months, J.R. Smith's conditioning is good and coach Frank Vogel is excited to see him join the Lakers.

"His nickname is 'Swish' for a reason," Vogel said of Smith. "He's a big-time shot maker and he looks like he's in terrific physical condition." Smith will join Kentavious Caldwell-Pope as the primary deep threats for the Lakers and both players will also focus on defense in the absence of Avery Bradley in Orlando. And on a side note, Mike Trudell reports that the Lakers were 17-3 this season in games where KCP started for Bradley.

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Dave McMenamin on Twitter

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S. Thornwell - SG

CLE

The Pelicans have signed Sindarius Thornwell as a substitute player for the remainder of the 2019-20 season.

The Pelicans are adding Thornwell as emergency depth as they are not expecting Darius Miller (Achilles) to be ready in time for Orlando. Thornwell has 137 NBA games under his belt for the Clippers but hasn't made much noise yet with career averages of 2.5 points on 41.5% shooting. Don't expect to see him much.

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Pelicans on Twitter

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T. Hardaway - SG

DAL

Tim Hardaway Jr. said his status for Orlando is up in the air but hinted that he's more likely to play than sit out.

“I’m still up in the air right now, but I love the game of basketball," THJ said. "When you have the opportunity to do the one thing you love, you just go for it.” Hardaway Jr. was rolling prior to the pause, scoring 21.5 points over his last 10 games with 3.9 triples and 2.1 assists on 44.6% from the field.

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Callie Caplan on Twitter

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K. Oubre - SF

PHX

The Suns aren't ready to rule out Kelly Oubre (right knee) for the Orlando restart according to GM James Jones.

Jones echoed coach Monty Williams' comments about Oubre last week as the Suns continue to take a wait-and-see approach. Jones added that Oubre has been diligently rehabbing at the facility and it sounds like he's planning to travel to Orlando for the restart. Shams Charania of The Athletic reported back in mid-June that Oubre was unlikely to play and it wouldn't make much sense to rush him back with the Suns facing an uphill battle to sneak into the playoffs.

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Duane Rankin on Twitter

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B. Beal - SG

WAS

Bradley Beal will travel with the Wizards to Orlando but his playing status is still up in the air.

He said last week that he "isn't swayed one way or another," so this isn't much of an update. According to coach Scott Brooks, the decision for Beal hinges on his conditioning. “We’re not gonna put our players at risk if they’re not ready to play in an NBA game,” Brooks said. The Wizards have a shot to sneak in as the 8th seed with the Nets missing several key players, but the Wizards are more concerned about evaluating their young talent in Orlando.

Added 1:52 pm (EST)

Fred Katz on Twitter

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K. Porzingis - PF

DAL

Kristaps Porzingis said that he developed new elements of his game during the stoppage.

“It’s a secret," he said. "I’ll show it on the court.” Porzingis added that the time off has been great for his health and that he's 100 percent. "The extra time just gave all of us more time to recover from little things that we all have going on. Basically everybody has something, always, and we just play through it, so this extra time gave guys the opportunity to heal those little things, to be even in better shape and to feel better when we come back.”

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Dallas News

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D. Fox - PG

SAC

The Kings practice facility has reportedly been shut down due to COVID-19.

Sam Amick is reporting that there was a positive test within the team's traveling party on Sunday and the Kings are set to head to Orlando on Wednesday. The Kings are the seventh of 22 teams heading to Orlando who have taken similar measures recently, joining the Bucks, Heat, Clippers, Nuggets, Suns and Nets. Orlando is going to be a very interesting experiment, but it's not off to a very good start so far.

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Sam Amick on Twitter

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G. Antetokounmpo - PF

MIL

The Bucks have closed down their practice facility in Milwaukee after a new round of testing on Friday.

The facility will remain closed until the team goes to Orlando on Thursday and it will be interesting to see what players might be impacted by a positive test for COVID-19. The Bucks are one of the favorites to win an NBA title in Orlando and the odds-on favorite to win the East.

Added Yesterday 6:48 pm (EST)

Adrian Wojnarowski on Twitter

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M. Conley - PG

UTA

Mike Conley is likely to leave the NBA bubble for his child's birth, with a due date of Aug. 27, according to Jazz coach Quin Snyder.

Conley was equivocal when asked about exiting the bubble this week, saying, "I’m gonna be in a bubble, but yet if I leave to go see my baby born, I’m gonna be quarantined on the way back in, and possibly have to miss a game or whatever the situation is." Snyder was more direct, saying, "I think he needs to be there [for his child's birth], and he knows that, and he agrees." Players who exit the bubble with approval from the league are only subject to a four-day quarantine, so if Conley does leave he ideally won't miss many games.

Added Yesterday 6:27 pm (EST)

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D. Miller - SF

NOP

Pelicans F Darius Miller is still recovering from his right achilles surgery and will not accompany the team to Orlando.

Added 7:23 pm (EST)

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A. Holiday - PG

IND

With Victor Oladipo sitting out the Orlando trip for the Pacers there's a good chance that Aaron Holiday could start at point guard and average 30 minutes per game.

Added 5:22 pm (EST)

NBA.com

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G. Green - SG

DEN

Multiple teams were said to be interested in signing free agent Gerald Green prior to the NBA's return to Orlando, but Green decided not to play in the restart.

Added 5:05 pm (EST)

Marc Stein on Twitter

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J. Smith - SG

Despite not playing in 20 months, J.R. Smith's conditioning is good and coach Frank Vogel is excited to see him join the Lakers.

Added 4:13 pm (EST)

Dave McMenamin on Twitter

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S. Thornwell - SG

CLE

The Pelicans have signed Sindarius Thornwell as a substitute player for the remainder of the 2019-20 season.

Added 2:06 pm (EST)

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T. Hardaway - SG

DAL

Tim Hardaway Jr. said his status for Orlando is up in the air but hinted that he's more likely to play than sit out.

Added 2:02 pm (EST)

Callie Caplan on Twitter

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K. Oubre - SF

PHX

The Suns aren't ready to rule out Kelly Oubre (right knee) for the Orlando restart according to GM James Jones.

Added 1:56 pm (EST)

Duane Rankin on Twitter

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B. Beal - SG

WAS

Bradley Beal will travel with the Wizards to Orlando but his playing status is still up in the air.

Added 1:52 pm (EST)

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