NAME | TEAM | INJURY | TIMETABLE TO RETURN | ANALYSIS |
| Stephen Curry | GSW | Groin | DAY TO DAY | Curry could make his return before the end of the week. Quinn Cook and Shaun Livingston will continue to fill in if needed. |
| Kristaps Porzingis | NY | Knee | No Timetable | This 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 | GSW | Achilles | No Timetable | Cousins rehab is progressing but there is no official return date, but it's looking more and more like he'll return either right after Christmas or in January. Damian Jones will continue to fill-in. |
| Victor Oladipo | IND | Knee | DAY TO DAY | Oladipo missed his previous five games and he may be out until next week. Tyreke Evans , Aaron Holiday and Bojan Bogdanovic will see more minutes and usage. |
| Kevin Love | CLE | Toe | 5-7 weeks | Love is looking at a January return. Larry Nance Jr. and Cedi Osman will continue to pick up more playing time. Tristan Thompson 's usage has also gone up. |
| Lauri Markkanen | CHI | Elbow | 1-2 Weeks | Markkanen continues to recover and could be ready to go in early December. Jabari Parker will be the primary fill-in option w/ Bobby Portis also out. |
| Chris Paul | HOU | Hamstring | DAY TO DAY | Paul has missed his last two games w/ a sore Hamstring and reports are out that he shouldn't miss much time, but it is possible he'll have to miss another game or two this week. Eric Gordon will fill in. |
| Caris LeVert | BKN | Foot | No Timetable | When 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 | GSW | Toe | DAY TO DAY | Green has missed six straight games and he won't see the floor again until next week. Kevon Looney and Jordan Bell will play more until he returns. |
| Dwight Howard | WSH | Glute | DAY TO DAY | Howard is not getting better. It hurts him to sit down. He may need to miss extended time. Consider him DTD for now. Ian Mahinmi and Jason Smith will fill in. |
| Dejounte Murray | SAS | Torn ACL | OUT FOR THE SEASON | Murray will miss the 2018-2019 regular season. Patty Mills , Derrick White and Bryn Forbes will see a ton of minutes. |
| Goran Dragic | MIA | Knee | DAY TO DAY | Dragic has missed five straight games and hasn't been able to get through practice. Josh Richardson will shift to PG and Rodney McGruder and Wayne Ellington will see more minutes. |
| Jusuf Nurkic | POR | Shoulder | DAY TO DAY | Nurkic says he's ready to go for Wednesday's game but it wouldn't be surprising for the Blazers to still rule him out. Meyers Leonard will see more minutes and Al-Farouq Aminu will see more usage if he sits. |
| Bobby Portis | CHI | Knee | 2-3 Weeks | Portis is dealing w/ a sprained MCL and Jabari Parker will pick up a lot of playing time until he returns. |
| Will Barton | DEN | Hip | 2-3 Weeks | Barton is feeling better and it's possible that he can return in the first couple of weeks of December. Trey Lyles , Juancho Hernangomez and Torrey Craig should see more minutes. |
| Rajon Rondo | LAL | Hand | 3-4 Weeks | Rondo had surgery on his fractured Hand, but he is healing quickly. Lonzo Ball and Josh Hart will fill in until he is ready to return. |
| Aaron Gordon | ORL | Back | DAY TO DAY | Gordon is dealing w/ Back tightness and he may have to miss Wednesday's game. Jonathan Issac and Khem Birch will see more minutes if Gordon has to sit. |
| Dennis Smith Jr. | DAL | Wrist | DAY TO DAY | Smith could return for Wednesday's game. 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 | SAS | Foot | No Timetable | The Spurs are not saying anything regarding Gasol's status and he continues to get ruled out of games. Jakob Poeltl and Davis Bertans will fill in. |
| Elfrid Payton | NO | Pinky | 4-5 Weeks | Payton 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 | CHI | Knee | 1-3 Weeks | Dunn is getting there when it comes to rehab and should be back early December. Cameron Payne should see a lot more playing time. Shaquille Harrison should see some extra minutes. |
| Isaiah Thomas | DEN | Hip | No Timetable | Thomas' 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 | DAL | Ankle | 1-4 Weeks | We won't see Dirk until December as he continues to heal slowly. Dwight Powell (when healthy) and Maxi Kleber will see more minutes until he returns. |
| Gary Harris | DEN | Ankle | DAY TO DAY | Harris has missed his last two games w/ a sore Ankle and if he needs to miss more time Torrey Craig and Juancho Hernangomez will get more playing time. |
| George Hill | CLE | Shoulder | DAY TO DAY | Hill could return this week. Jordan Clarkson and Collin Sexton will see more minutes if he needs more time. |
| Jaylen Brown | BOS | Back | DAY TO DAY | Brown missed his previous game w/ a Back bruise and if he has to sit out more games, Gordon Hayward and Marcus Smart will see more playing time. |
| Courtney Lee | NY | Neck | No Timetable | Lee is practicing but we're unsure when he'll take the court. Frank Ntilikina , Mario Hezonja , Damyean Dotson and Kevin Knox will see more minutes until he returns. |
| DeMarre Carroll | BKN | Foot | DAY TO DAY | Carroll may have to miss Wednesday's game w/ a sore Foot. Allen Crabbe and Joe Harris will see more playing time if he can’t go. |
| Dion Waiters | MIA | Ankle | No Timetable | Waiters 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 | OKC | Knee | No Timetable | Roberson is not recovering and we don't know when we'll see him on the court again. Dennis Schroder , Alex Abrines and Terrance Ferguson (when healthy) will pick up playing time. |
| Luke Kennard | DET | Shoulder | 1-2 Weeks | Kennard is getting closer but he's not yet ready to take the court. Stanley Johnson and Reggie Bullock will see more playing time. |
| Denzel Valentine | CHI | Ankle | No Timetable | We are awaiting final confirmation but Valentine may have had season-ending Ankle surgery. Justin Holiday will benefit w/ more playing time and Zach LaVine also benefits. |
| Kosta Koufos | SAC | Calf | No Timetable | Koufos continues to miss 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 | CLE | Ankle | 1-2 Weeks | Dekker is getting closer to returning. Cedi Osman and Larry Nance Jr. should see more playing time until he returns. |
| Tyler Johnson | MIA | Hamstring | DAY TO DAY | Johnson has missed four straight games. Derrick Jones Jr. and Wayne Ellington will see more run until he returns. |
| Luc Mbah a Moute | LAC | Knee | No Timetable | It's become very unclear when we'll see Mbah a Moute return to the floor. Montrezl Harrell and Danilo Gallinari will see more minutes. |
| Hamidou Diallo | OKC | Ankle | DAY TO DAY | Diallo will likely need to sit out at least two more games w/ a sprained Ankle. Alex Abrines will see more playing time if he has to sit. |
| Jerryd Bayless | MIN | Knee | No Timetable | Bayless 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. |
| David Nwaba | CLE | Knee | DAY TO DAY | Nwaba missed his previous game w/ a Knee injury and if he needs to miss more time, Rodney Hood and Cedi Osman will see more usage. Kyle Korver will see more minutes. |
| Nerlens Noel | OKC | Calf | DAY TO DAY | Noel is dealing w/ a minor Calf injury and may need to miss Wednesday's game. Steven Adams will see more usage and Patrick Patterson will pick up minutes. |
| Markelle Fultz | PHI | Shoulder | No Timetable | Fultz 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 continue to see more playing time. |
| Dillon Brooks | MEM | Knee | 5-6 Weeks | Brooks 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. |
| Nene | HOU | Calf | 2-3 Weeks | Nene'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. |
| Gerald Green | HOU | Knee | DAY TO DAY | Green missed his previous game w/ a sore Ankle and he may need to sit for another game. If he sits James Ennis III will see more minutes. |
| Terrance Ferguson | OKC | Ankle | 1-2 Weeks | Ferguson will need to miss a few more games w/ an Ankle sprained Ankle. Alex Abrines will see more playing time. |
| Lance Thomas | NY | Knee | 3-4 Weeks | Thomas 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 | MEM | Knee | 2-3 Weeks | Parsons 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 | PHI | Foot | 6-8 Weeks | Smith is dealing with a fractured foot. T.J. McConnell will pick up more playing time. |
| Justin Patton | PHI | Foot | No Timetable | Patton 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 | TOR | Shoulder | 2-3 Weeks | Powell will miss the another few weeks of action, but he is on the mend. OG Anunoby , Delon Wright , Fred VanVleet and Danny Green should pick up more minutes. |
| Lonnie Walker IV | SAS | Knee | 3-5 Weeks | Walker is going to start playing in rehab games and could return sometime in December. Derrick White , Bryn Forbes and Patty Mills will fill in until he returns. |
| Brandon Knight | HOU | Knee | No Timetable | Knight 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 | ORL | Knee | No Timetable | Mozgov 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 | BKN | Hamstring | No Timetable | Graham has a strained Hamstring and we don't know when we'll see him take the court again. Allen Crabbe and Joe Harris will see more minutes |
| Dwight Powell | DAL | Knee | DAY TO DAY | Powell may need to miss his fourth straight game w/ a sore Knee. Maxi Kleber will pick up playing time if Powell can't go. |
| John Henson | MIL | Wrist | 3-4 Months | Henson 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. |
| Greg Monroe | TOR | Back | DAY TO DAY | Monroe is on the outside looking into the Raptors rotation once he's able to play again. He's dealing w/ Back spasms. Serge Ibaka , Jonas Valanciunas and Pascal Siakam will see more minutes. |
| Tyler Dorsey | ATL | Bone Bruise | DAY TO DAY | Dorsey hasn't seen consistent minutes all year and he'll miss at least the next two games for the Hawks. Jeremy Lin will see more playing time. |
| Jonah Bolden | PHI | Leg | No Timetable | Bolden suffered the injury in the G-League and we're uncertain when he'll see the floor again. Bolden only played six games for the Sixers this season. |
| Alfonzo McKinnie | GSW | Foot | DAY TO DAY | McKinnie has missed his last six games. Andre Iguodala will play more if he has to continue to sit. |
| Alex Poythress | ATL | Ankle | DAY TO DAY | Poythress has missed five straight games w/ this Anke injury. John Collins and DeAndre' Bembry will see more playing time. |
