NAME | TEAM | INJURY | TIMETABLE TO RETURN | ANALYSIS |
Kawhi Leonard | SAS | Quad | 3-4 Weeks | New reports say that Leonard is going to resume practicing with the Spurs and is eyeing a return in March. Remember, he's been medically cleared. |
Gordon Hayward | BOS | Ankle/Tibia | No Timetable | Hayward can shoot stand-still jumpers and wants to return this season. Jaylen Brown and Marcus Smart pick up shots and minutes. |
Jimmy Butler | MIN | Knee | No Timetable | Butler had surgery will need to miss at least four to six weeks and Nemanja Bjelica picks up minutes and Andrew Wiggins usage will go up. |
Kristaps Porzingis | NY | Torn ACL | OUT FOR THE SEASON | With Porzingis done, Kyle O'Quinn and Michael Beasley will play more moving forward. |
Dwight Howard | CHA | Ribs | DAY TO DAY | Howard played through a Rib injury Tuesday and could be held out of Wednesday's game. Cody Zeller (if healthy) and Frank Kaminsky will pick up minutes if he can't go. |
DeMarcus Cousins | NO | Achilles | OUT FOR THE SEASON | Cousins will not return for the remainder of the season and Emeka Okafor will play a good amount of minutes filling in along with Cheick Diallo. |
Mike Conley | MEM | Achilles | OUT FOR THE SEASON | Conley is having surgery and won't return to the court this season. Andrew Harrison and Mario Chalmers will fill-in. |
John Wall | WSH | Knee | 3-5 Weeks | Wall is looking like he's feeling better but still has a way's to go Tomas Satoransky and Tim Frazier will pick up minutes. |
Kevin Love | CLE | Hand | 3-5 Weeks | With Kevin Love out for awhile Jeff Green, Larry Nance Jr. and Tristan Thompson will fill in. |
Patrick Beverley | LAC | Knee | OUT FOR THE SEASON | Beverley had surgery will miss the rest of the season. Austin Rivers, Lou Williams and Milos Teodosic pick up minutes. |
Markelle Fultz | PHI | Shoulder | No Timetable | After it seemed like he was on his way back, Fultz could miss the rest of the Sixers regular season. T.J. McConnell and Jerryd Bayless will fill in. |
Clint Capela | HOU | Illness | DAY TO DAY | Capela is sick and if he can't play Wednesday night, Nene' will pick up playing time. |
Reggie Jackson | DET | Ankle | 2-4 Weeks | Jackson has been cleared to run lightly, but will still a few more weeks to recover. Ish Smith and Jameer Nelson will continue to grab minutes. |
Aaron Gordon | ORL | Hip | DAY TO DAY | Gordon's Hip is sore and he may need to miss Wednesday's game. He's currently questionable. Mario Hezonja will pick up minutes if he can't go. |
Tyreke Evans | MEM | Ribs | DAY TO DAY | Despite the MRI showing that he has a tear, the Grizzlies think he could only miss another couple of games. Andrew Harrison and Mario Chalmers pick up PT. |
Jeremy Lin | BKN | Knee | OUT FOR THE SEASON | D'Angelo Russell will rotate between PG and SG spot and Spencer Dinwiddie will pick up minutes. |
Pau Gasol | SAS | Knee | DAY TO DAY | Gasol may need to miss a couple of games with a bone bruise in his Knee. Davis Bertans will pick up a lot of minutes. Joffrey Lauvergne will grab PT. |
Danilo Gallinari | LAC | Hand | DAY TO DAY | Gallo missed his last two games with a bruised Hand and Wednesday night isn't looking good. Tyrone Wallace will pick up more playing time. |
Ryan Anderson | HOU | Hip | DAY TO DAY | Anderson will miss Wednesday's game and P.J. Tucker should grab more playing time. Trevor Ariza will pick up more usage. |
Wayne Ellington | MIA | Quad | DAY TO DAY | Ellington injured his Quad on Tuesday and we're awaiting results of X-Rays. Dwayne Wade and Tyler Johnson will pick up more minutes. |
Avery Bradley | LAC | Groin | 1-3 Weeks | Even though the Clippers say he's out the next few weeks, Doc Rivers is talkin' surgery and that could cost him the rest of the season. Stay tuned! |
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist | CHA | Hamstring | DAY TO DAY | MKG strained his Hamstring on Tuesday and we don't know how much time he'll need to miss. Expect Jeremy Lamb to get a major increase in minutes. |
Jeff Green | CLE | Back | DAY TO DAY | Green's Back is sore and he missed his previous game. If he needs to miss more time Rodney Hood and Cedi Osman pick up playing time. |
Cody Zeller | CHA | Knee | DAY TO DAY | Zeller is dealing with swelling when it comes to his Knee and may need to sit for a game or two. Frank Kaminsky will pick up a lot of minutes if he can't play. |
Dion Waiters | MIA | Ankle | OUT FOR THE SEASON | Waiters had Ankle surgery and will miss the rest of the season. Tyler Johnson, Dwayne Wade and Wayne Ellington pick up minutes. |
Seth Curry | DAL | Tibia | OUT FOR THE SEASON | Curry will not play this season and Yogi Ferrell will grab more playing time along with J.J. Barea. |
Tyson Chandler | PHX | Neck | No Timetable | Chandler is dealing with MAJOR pains in his Neck and will be out for a bit. Alex Len and Marquese Chriss will pick up playing time. |
Terrence Ross | ORL | Knee | 3-5 Weeks | Ross could return in a few weeks as his Knee continues to heal slowly and Jonathon Simmons will continue seeing a lot of minutes. |
Darren Collison | IND | Knee | Next Week | Collison will miss another few games. Cory Joseph will continue picking up a lot of minutes. |
Mirza Teletovic | MIL | Lung | No Timetable | Teletovic is dealing with issues regarding Blood Clots and that's what's kept Chris Bosh out of Basketball. He could miss the rest of the season. |
Chandler Parsons | MEM | Illness | DAY TO DAY | Parsons has missed his last three games and his minutes will likely be restricted moving forward once he returns. |
Thabo Sefolosha | UT | Knee | OUT FOR THE SEASON | Sefolosha had surgery on his Knee and will miss the rest of the season. Jonas Jerebko will see more playing time. |
Garrett Temple | SAC | Back | DAY TO DAY | Temple has missed his last two games and if he needs to miss Thursday's game, Buddy Hield will pick up more playing time. |
Malcolm Brogdon | MIL | Quad | 4-6 Weeks | With Brogdon out for potentially the next two months, Sterling Brown, Sean Kilpatrick and Tony Snell will pick up more playing time. |
Channing Frye | LAL | Appendix | 1-2 Weeks | Frye had an Appendectomy and will miss another week or two of action of action. Brook Lopez and Ivica Zubac will see more playing time. |
Matthew Dellavedova | MIL | Ankle | 1-2 Weeks | With Delly out, Eric Bledsoe, Sean Kilpatrick and even Jason Terry could pick up more playing time. |
Manu Ginobili | SAS | Sternum | DAY TO DAY | Ginobili says he should be able to play in Wednesday's game after missing his previous game. Bryn Forbes picks up minutes if he can't play. |
Malcolm Delaney | ATL | Knee | DAY TO DAY | Delaney is questionable to play on Wednesday and if he can't go Isaiah Taylor will pick up minutes. |
Brandan Wright | HOU | Knee | DAY TO DAY | Wright will miss his second straight game with Knee soreness on Wednesday. Tarik Black will pick up minutes along with Nene'. |
Deyonta Davis | MEM | Ankle | DAY TO DAY | Davis will miss Wednesday's game with an Ankle injury and Jarell Martin will pick up more playing time. |
Ron Baker | NY | Shoulder | OUT FOR THE SEASON | Baker will miss the rest of the season with a Torn Labrum. Jarrett Jack, Emmanuel Mudiay and Frank Ntilikina will pick up more playing time. |
DeAndre' Bembry | ATL | Abdominal Strain | DAY TO DAY | Bembry will miss Wednesday's game and Taurean Prince will pick up more minutes. This will be his second straight game out. |
Iman Shumpert | SAC | Foot | No Timetable | Shumpert has been hurt a lot this season and will most likely not see consistent minutes once he returns. |
Raul Neto | UT | Ankle | No Timetable | Neto hasn't played in a few weeks and will be on the outside looking in when he eventually returns to action. Alec Burks will continue to play more minutes. |
Paul Zipser | CHI | Foot | DAY TO DAY | Zipser has missed his last two games and will get inconsistent playing time moving forward once he returns. |
Dante Exum | UT | Shoulder | No Timetable | Exum can shoot but can't take contact yet, but is recovering. Donovan Mitchell will get more run. |
Antonius Cleveland | ATL | Ankle | DAY TO DAY | Cleveland will likely be released if he can't play during his 10-day contract with Atlanta. |
Jahlil Okafor | BKN | Illness | DAY TO DAY | Okafor is now dealing with an Illness and missed Tuesday's game. Consider him questionable for Thursday. |
Jon Leuer | DET | Ankle | OUT FOR THE SEASON | Leuer had Ankle surgery and is out for the rest of the season. |
Tyler Cavanaugh | ATL | Ankle | Next Week? | With the Hawks tanking, he could earn more playing time down the stretch once he returns. Dewayne Dedmon will play more minutes until he returns. |
Brandon Knight | PHX | Torn ACL | OUT FOR THE SEASON | He will not be playing this season. |
Patrick McCaw | GSW | Wrist | 2-3 Weeks | McCaw has a fractured Wrist and will need to miss time. Nick Young and Shaun Livingston will see more playing time. |
Jonathan Isaac | ORL | Ankle | DAY TO DAY | Isaac could return for Wednesday's game as he's played in multiple G-League games and he's been pracicing. If not, Mario Hezonja will see more minutes. |
Andre Roberson | OKC | Patellar Tendon | OUT FOR THE SEASON | Roberson will miss the rest of the season and Alex Abrines and Terrance Ferguson will fill in moving forward |
Torrey Craig | DEN | Hamstring | No Timetable | Craig's injury is worse than we thought and he has no timetable to return and will have a hard time finding room in the rotation. |
Dorian Finney-Smith | DAL | Knee | 1-3 Weeks | He's on the outside looking into the Mavs rotation when he eventually returns. |
Solomon Hill | NO | Hamstring | 4-7 Weeks | The Hammy is torn and that'll cost him a ton of time. Dante Cunningham will start in his place. |
Alan Williams | PHX | Knee | 4-5 Weeks | Williams is making progress and could return in March. If he does come back, Williams will see minutes. |
Demetrius Jackson | PHI | Groin | DAY TO DAY | Jackson will not play on Thursday and won't see playing time once he's healthy. |
Alexis Ajinca | NO | Knee | 4-7 Weeks | Ajinca had surgery and will be on the outside looking into the Pelicans rotation if he returns. |
Furkan Korkmaz | PHI | Lisfranc Injury | 1-2 Weeks | Korkmaz is on the outside looking in when it comes to the Sixers rotation. |
Jawun Evans | LAC | Groin | No Timetable | Evans may not return this season and might need surgery. Austin Rivers, Lou Williams and Milos Teodosic will pick up more playing time. |
Justin Anderson | PHI | Ankle | DAY TO DAY | Anderson sprained his Ankle and he hasn't been able to return. Marco Belinelli should be able to steal a few minutes. |