NAME

TEAM

INJURY

RETURN TIMETABLE 

ANALYSIS

Russell Westbrook OKCAnkleNo TimetableWestbrook has been practicing but not in full. The Thunder haven't locked down a return date yet. Dennis Schroder will continue picking up more minutes and the start.
Stephen Curry GSWGroin1-2 WeeksCurry isn't on the road w/ the Warriors showing that we may not see him back on the court until at minimum next week. Quinn Cook and Shaun Livingston will 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.
John Collins ATLAnkle1-2 WeeksCollins still needs more time but is getting closer to a return. and Omari Spellman and DeAndre' Bembry will continue to fill in. 
Kevin Love CLEToe5-7 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 prior to December. Jabari Parker will be the primary fill-in option w/ Bobby Portis also out.  
Nikola Mirotic NOAnkleDAY TO DAYMirotic is dealing w/ an Ankle injury that has kept him out his previous two games. Julius Randle should see more minutes if he can't play on Wednesday. 
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.
Jarrett Allen BKNIllnessDAY TO DAYThere's a chance Allen could miss his second straight game on Wednesday. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson and Ed Davis should see more playing time if Allen can't go. 
Andrew Wiggins MINQuadDAY TO DAYWiggins Quad is not 100 percent healthy and even though he played on Monday, there's a chance he could miss Wednesday's game. Tyus Jones and Derrick Rose will see the court more if Wiggins is out.
Dejounte Murray SASTorn ACLOUT FOR THE SEASONMurray will miss the 2018-2019 regular season. Patty Mills will see a ton of minutes along with Bryn Forbes .
James Johnson MIAHerniaNo TimetableJohnson is not ready to return until his conditioning gets better and until that happens Kelly Olynyk will get a lot of playing time. Bam Adebayo will also pick up minutes.
Wesley Matthews DALHamstringDAY TO DAYMatthews should be able to return to the court on Wednesday after missing his previous game. If he can't go J.J. Barea and Dorian Finney-Smith will see more playing time. 
Bobby Portis CHIKnee2-4 WeeksPortis is dealing w/ a sprained MCL and Jabari Parker will pick up a lot of playing time until he returns.
Will Barton DENHip2-4 WeeksBarton is feeling better and it's possible that he can make a November return. Trey Lyles , Juancho Hernangomez and Torrey Craig should see more minutes. 
Jeff Teague MINKneeDAY TO DAYTeague had a great first game back on Monday but his Knee is still in a bit of pain and could be held out Wednesday. Derrick Rose and Tyus Jones will see more playing time if Teague is out..
Cedi Osman CLEBackDAY TO DAYOsman has missed his last two games w/ Back spasms and if he can't play Wednesday, Rodney Hood and David Nwaba will see more minutes. 
JaMychal Green MEMJaw1-2 WeeksGreen should be able to return in the next week and change. Jaren Jackson Jr. 's usage and minutes will continue to stay high.
Pau Gasol SASFootDAY TO DAYGasol will likely have to sit out another two or three games w/ a sore Foot. Jakob Poeltl and Davis Bertans will fill in. 
Elfrid Payton NOAnkleDAY TO DAYPayton could return for Wednesday's game after missing his last 8. E'Twaun Moore and Jrue Holiday and Wesley Johnson will run the point if he can't can't return.
Kris Dunn CHIKnee2-4 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 DALAnkle2-3 WeeksThe season debut is reportedly in sight and we should see Dirk take the floor before the end of the month. Dwight Powell and Maxi Kleber will see more minutes until he returns. 
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist CHAAnkleDAY TO DAYMKG has missed his previous game and it's undetermined when he'll be back in the lineup. 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. 
Jonathan Isaac ORLAnkleDAY TO DAYIsaac has missed his last six games but there's a chance he can return Wednesday night. His Ankles caused a ton of problems last year. Terrence Ross will pick up a lot of minutes until he's ready to return.
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 and he can't even go through five on five drills in practice yet. 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 and Terrance Ferguson will pick up playing time.
Luke Kennard DETShoulder2-3 WeeksWe won't see Kennard until after Thanksgiving and he may even need to take the rest of the month off. Stanley Johnson and Reggie Bullock will see more playing time. 
Denzel Valentine CHIAnkleNo TimetableWith Valentine still out, Justin Holiday will benefit w/ more playing time and Zach LaVine also benefits as he can shift to both guard spots.
Kosta Koufos SACCalfDAY TO DAYKoufos missed his previous game w/ a sore Calf and if he can't play on Friday, 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 (when healthy) and Larry Nance Jr. should see even more playing time until he returns. 
Gerald Green HOUAnkleDAY TO DAYGreen has missed his last two games w/ a sprained Ankle and if he needs to miss more tiem, Eric Gordon and James Ennis III will play more. 
Luc Mbah a Moute LACKneeNo TimetableHe's missed his last 9 games w/ Knee soreness. He's close to returning as he's been getting "Questionable" tags on injury reports, Montrezl Harrell and Danilo Gallinari will see more minutes if needed. 
Justin Anderson ATLTibiaNo TimetableAnderson has been cleared to practice lightly, but is not ready to return to action. DeAndre' Bembry will pick up more playing time w/ John Collins also out.
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. 
Omri Casspi MEMKneeDAY TO DAYCasspi will miss his fifth straight game Wednesday and Jaren Jackson Jr. and Kyle Anderson should see more playing time. 
Avery Bradley LACAnkleDAY TO DAYBradley missed his last four games w/ a sprained Ankle. If he has to miss more time, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander , Milos Teodosic and Patrick Beverley will see more minutes.
Raul Neto UTHamstring1-2 WeeksNeto continues to miss games, but is starting to practice. He's looking at a very small role once he returns. Dante Exum and Alec Burks will get more minutes.
Dillon Brooks MEMKnee6-8 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.
Kyle Korver CLEFootDAY TO DAYKorver missed his previous game w/ a sore Foot and if he needs to miss more time, Rodney Hood and Jordan Clarkson should see more playing time.
CJ Miles TORAdductorDAY TO DAYMiles will miss Wednesday's game and he could be looking at more time on the shelf. Danny Green and OG Anunoby should see more playing time.
Lance Thomas NYKnee4-6 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.
Zhaire Smith PHIFoot8-10 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 TORShoulder4-6 WeeksPowell will miss the next month of action. OG Anunoby , Delon Wright , Fred VanVleet and Danny Green should pick up more minutes.
Lonnie Walker IV SASKnee4-6 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 TimetableWe don't know when we'll see Knight 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
Ivan Rabb MEMIllnessDAY TO DAYRabb will miss Wednesday's game and Jaren Jackson Jr. will play more minutes.