NAME | TEAM | INJURY | TIMETABLE TO RETURN | ANALYSIS |
Kevin Durant | BKN | Achilles | No Timetable | Durant is likely out for the season, but, depending on where the Nets end up in the standings, a return in early April could be on the table. Taurean Prince will benefit most along with Joe Harris with Durant out. |
Stephen Curry | GSW | Hand | 10-13 Weeks | After having surgery on his Hand, Curry will miss the next few months of action. D'Angelo Russell becomes the top shooting option and reserves such as Alec Burks and Jordan Poole will see more minutes. |
John Wall | WSH | Achilles | No Timetable | Wall is very likely out for the entire season even though he's been rehabing from a torn Achilles. Isaiah Thomas and Ish Smith will run the point for the Wizards. |
Paul George | LAC | Shoulder(s) | DAY TO DAY | George should return to the Clippers lineup in the next couple of games. Kawhi Leonard will continue being the ultra-featured option if he can't play. More shots for Lou Williams as well. |
Klay Thompson | GSW | Knee | No Timetable | It hasn't been confirmed that we won't see Thompson play this season but we won't see him until late March, early-April at the earliest. D'Angelo Russell will play the role of the 2nd splash brother. |
DeMarcus Cousins | LAL | Knee | OUT FOR THE SEASON | Cousins tore his ACL in the offseason and we won't see him suit up this season. Dwight Howard and JaVale McGee will pick up his minutes this season. |
Victor Oladipo | IND | Knee | 4-8 Weeks | The question is whether or not Oladipo makes it back to the court before the end of 2019? Malcolm Brogdon becomes the prioritized scorer and Jeremy Lamb (when healthy) and Justin Holiday will fill in early on. |
Anthony Davis | LAL | Shoulder | DAY TO DAY | Was he off Wednesday's game truly for rest or is he already banged up? Friday will be the determining factor because that's when the Lakers next game is. Kyle Kuzma starts in Davis place if he can't go. |
Kyrie Irving | BKN | Shoulder | DAY TO DAY | Irving may have to sit for Thursday's game because of a sore Shoulder and Spencer Dinwiddie will be the biggest beneficiary and Joe Harris will also see more minutes. |
Jusuf Nurkic | POR | Leg | No Timetable | It's hard to tell whether or not we'll see Nurkic take the court this season after suffering a terrible Leg injury. March is possible, but even the Blazers aren't ready to commit to that. Hassan Whiteside will start in his place. |
Zion Williamson | NO | Knee | 3-5 Weeks | Williamson's regular season debut will have to wait as he recovers from Knee surgery. Jahlil Okafor and Nicolo Melli will pick up more minutes until he's ready. |
Khris Middleton | MIL | Thigh | 3-4 Weeks | Middleton is dealing with an injured Thigh and Wes Matthews will benefit most from a production standpoint and Donte DiVincenzo could see more playing time until he returns. |
Myles Turner | IND | Ankle | DAY TO DAY | Turner is dealing with an Ankle injury but is healing quicker than expected. T.J. Warren and Goga Bitadze will see more minutes if he has to miss more games. Domantas Sabonis benefits the most. |
De'Aaron Fox | SAC | Ankle | No Timetable | We don't know when we'll see Fox again as he deals with a terribly sprained Ankle. From the minutes side, Cory Joseph should benefit the most, but this injury should also open up more shots for Bogdan Bogdanovic. |
Brandon Ingram | NO | Knee | DAY TO DAY | Ingram hurt his Knee last weekend and he's missed one game because of the injury so far, but there's a chance he has to sit for a second straight game and JJ Redick will see more minutes. |
Marvin Bagley III | SAC | Thumb | 2-4 Weeks | Bagley is recovering from a fractured Thumb and while he's out expect more minutes and usage fron Harrison Barnes and Nemanja Bjelica. Dewayne Dedmon and Harry Giles (if healthy) shouild see his minutes pick up as well. |
Kyle Lowry | TOR | Thumb | 2-3 Weeks | Lowry fractured his Thumb and while he's out for the next few weeks, Fred VanVleet will fill in and spend a lot of time running the point. If the Raptors need another option, they could rely on Norman Powell to help. |
Clint Capela | HOU | Concussion | No Timetable | We're waiting to see if Capela needs to be placed in the league's Concussion protocol. If he does need to sit for a couple of games, Tyson Chandler will get more playing time at center. |
Gordon Hayward | BOS | Hand | 6-7 Weeks | Hayward had to have surgery on his Hand and he'll miss multiple weeks. Jaylen Brown's usage will rise and Marcus Smart will see more minutes and more shots until Hayward returns. |
Jeremy Lamb | IND | Ankle | DAY TO DAY | Lamb is still recovering from his Ankle injury and could make his return in the next few games. T.J. Warren will continue to have a bigger role until Lamb returns. Aaron Holiday could find himself seeing an uptick in minutes. |
Lonzo Ball | NO | Adductor | DAY TO DAY | Ball will miss his third straight game with a strained Adductor. Until he's ready to return, Josh Hart (when healthy) and Jrue Holiday will help run the point. More playing time coming for JJ Redick |
Josh Hart | NO | Ankle | DAY TO DAY | Hart will sit for Thursday's game and with Brandon Ingram and Lonzo Ball also hurt, expect JJ Redick, Frank Jackson and even E'Twaun Moore to see more minutes. |
Justise Winslow | MIA | Concussion | No Timetable | Winslow will be sitting for the fourth straight time on Thursday. Duncan Robinson will benefit by getting more minutes with Derrick Jones Jr. out as well but Tyler Herro (if healthy) should see more shots. |
Caris LeVert | BKN | Thumb | 3-4 Weeks | With LeVert out, expect more minutes and production from Joe Harris and Taurean Prince. Spencer Dinwiddie should benefit as well indrectly. |
Serge Ibaka | TOR | Ankle | No Timetable | We're unsure when we will Ibaka return to the court. Marc Gasol should be more involved on the offensive side of the ball, but he needs to play more in the paint. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson will absolutely see more minutes. |
OG Anunoby | TOR | Eye | DAY TO DAY | Anunoby sat for one game already and if he has to sit for an additional game, Norman Powell will see more playing time. |
Zach Collins | POR | Shoulder | 15-17 Weeks | Collins will be out for multiple months. It's a very rough situation with Collins out because Anthony Tolliver is the main fill in option. They do have Mario Hezonja, but he can't match up against low-post players. |
Goran Dragic | MIA | Illness | DAY TO DAY | Dragic may have to sit for a game because he's sick and if that's the case, Kendrick Nunn will see a lot more time running the point. |
Eric Gordon | HOU | Knee | 6-7 Weeks | Gordon will be out for multiple weeks after having Knee surgery. With Danuel House also injured, Austin Rivers should get more playing time in the Rockets rotation with their second unit. |
Ed Davis | UT | Fibula | 3-4 Weeks | Davis' Fibula is fractured and he'll need time to recover. Jeff Green and Tony Bradley will pick up minutes until he returns. Georges Diang is another big body who can also find himself grabbing playing time. |
Kevon Looney | GSW | Hamstring | 1-2 Weeks | The Warriors are decimated with injuries and with Looney down, Willie Cauley-Stein and Eric Paschall will pick up all of the playing time. |
Reggie Jackson | DET | Back | 4-7 Weeks | Stress reaction's are never good and are tough to recover from and this will keep Jackson on the sidelines for a while. Derrick Rose takes over in the starting lineup with Tim Frazier backing him up. |
Gerald Green | HOU | Foot | OUT FOR THE SEASON | Green's Foot is broken to the point that we won't see him this season. Eric Gordon (when healthy), Danuel House Jr. (when healthy) and Austin Rivers will pick up the slack this season. House will be the biggest beneficiary. |
Danuel House Jr. | HOU | Back | DAY TO DAY | House missed his previous game and while he's out, Austin Rivers will see more playing time and even guys like Ben McLemore should see more minutes with Eric Gordon out as well. |
Tyler Herro | MIA | Ankle | DAY TO DAY | Herro missed his last game with an Ankle injury, but there's a chance that he can return for the Heat's next game. Kendrick Nunn will benefit with more shots and time with the ball if Herro sits. |
Otto Porter Jr. | CHI | Foot | DAY TO DAY | Expect Porter to miss a couple more games with a sprained Foot. Chandler Hutchison will see more minutes. Thaddeus Young could see a few minutes if he shifts down to SF. |
Nicolas Batum | CHA | Finger | 1-2 Weeks | Batum has been out of the Hornets lineup for a few weeks now and until hes ready to return, P.J. Washington and Miles Bridges will see more minutes and shots. |
Elfrid Payton | NY | Hamstring | No Timetable | Payton continues to miss games with an injured Hamstring. Dennis Smith Jr. and Frank Ntilikina will fill in at PG until he returns. Allonzo Trier will see more minutes as well. |
Mitchell Robinson | NY | Concussion | DAY TO DAY | There's a chance Robinson could make it back to the court for Thursday's game. If he can't, Bobby Portis and Taj Gibson will see more minutes. |
Patrick McCaw | TOR | Knee | No Timetable | Expect McCaw to be out for at least a month. The Raptors have the point covered with Kyle Lowry (when healthy) and Fred VanVleet. |
Kevin Huerter | ATL | Shoulder | DAY TO DAY | Huerter's Shoulder is injured and it may require a multi-game absence. If he can't go, Cam Reddish and DeAndre Bembry should see more minutes. We may even see Allen Crabbe pick up playing time. |
Damion Lee | GSW | Hand | 2-4 Weeks | Lee fractured his Hand and while he sits, Alec Burks and Glenn Robinson III will see more minutes and usage. |
Landry Shamet | LAC | Ankle | No Timetable | It's uncertain when we'll see Shamet back on the floor and this opens up back up minutes for Rodney McGruder to get more involved. Paul George being back will also help filling in the gap. |
Trevor Ariza | SAC | Groin | DAY TO DAY | Ariza strained his Groin a few days ago and with De'Aaron Fox already out, it can only bode well for Bogdan Bogdanovic who will certainly pick up minutes and shots. |
Derrick Jones Jr. | MIA | Hip | DAY TO DAY | Jones will miss his third straight game on Thursday and with the Heat half injured, expect a lot of back court offense from Jimmy Butler and Kendrick Nunn. |
Dwayne Bacon | CHA | Knee | DAY TO DAY | Bacon missed his last game with a Knee injury. If he has to miss more time, Devonte Graham and Cody Martin will see more minutes. Terry Rozier should also benefit. |
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | LAL | Ankle | DAY TO DAY | KCP suffered what appears to be a minor Ankle injury and Alex Caruso will see more playing time until he's ready to return. Avery Bradley will see more love in the rotation as well. |
Goga Bitadze | IND | Concussion | DAY TO DAY | Bitadze will miss his third straight game and the Pacers are running out of big men with Myles Turner also out. T.J. Warren and T.J. Leaf should see more minutes. Domantas Sabonis will have the post to himself. |
Jordan Bell | MIN | Shoulder | DAY TO DAY | Bell has now missed his last five games and it's hard to tell when exactly we'll see him take the floor. Gorgui Dieng and Robert Covington will see more playing time. |
Shabazz Napier | MIN | Hamstring | DAY TO DAY | Napier continues to sit and that will mean more of a workload for Jeff Teague. Rookie Jarrett Culver will pick up minutes. Josh Okogie benefits indirectly. |
Andre Roberson | OKC | Knee | No Timetable | New year, same story! Roberson has to be cleared in order to play and Hamidou Diallo will pick up minutes at SG/SF. |
Reggie Bullock | NY | Neck | No Timetable | Bullock is looking like he's on his way back, but the Knicks won't rush him. Wayne Ellington and Allonzo Trier will see more minutes until he's ready to suit up. |
Evan Turner | ATL | Achilles | No Timetable | Turner continues to feel pain in his Achilles. DeAndre Bembry and Kevin Huerter (when healthy) will see more playing time and we may also get some Allen Crabbe involvement as well. |
Daniel Theis | BOS | Finger | DAY TO DAY | Theis missed his last game with an injured Finger and if he has to miss more time Enes Kanter and Robert Williams (if healthy) will have to fill in by playing more minutes. |
Dante Exum | UT | Knee | DAY TO DAY | Exum is on his way back from a Knee injury, but he has such a hard time staying healthy. He'll be battling Emmanuel Mudiay and Royce O'Neale for scraps of PG minutes. |
Robert Williams | BOS | Ankle | DAY TO DAY | Williams missed his last game with a sore Ankle. If Daniel Theis needs more time off and Williams can't make it for his next game, it'll be a lot of Enes Kanter and Jayson Tatum. |
Pau Gasol | POR | Foot | No Timetable | We don't know when we'll see Gasol take the floor. With Zach Collins and Jusuf Nurkic out, Hassan Whiteside will be backed up by Anthony Tolliver and Skal Labissiere. |
Jahlil Okafor | NO | Ankle | DAY TO DAY | If Okafor needs to miss the Pelicans next game, Derrick Favors will be seeing a lot more minutes and rookie Jaxson Hayes will also get more involved. |
Edmond Sumner | IND | Hand | 1-2 Weeks | Sumner is dealing with an injured Hand and until he returns, Aaron Holiday will pick up a good amount of back up minutes. |
Darius Miller | NO | Achilles | OUT FOR THE SEASON | Miller injured his Achilles back in August and we shouldn't expect him to play this season. |
Jacob Evans III | GSW | Adductor | 2-3 Weeks | The Warriors are very much in need of Evans to return because of all of the other injuries they are facing. Glenn Robinson III and Alec Burks will pick up playing time until he's ready to return. |
John Henson | CLE | Groin | 1-2 Weeks | We haven't seen Henson since the first game of the regular season. Larry Nance Jr., Tristan Thompson and Kevin Love will handle the PF/C minutes in Cleveland. |
Ian Mahinmi | WSH | Achilles | 2-3 Weeks | Mahinmi will need more time before he is ready to return and Thomas Bryant, Mo Wagner and Davis Bertans will handle the Center minutes. |
Nene Hilario | HOU | Adductor | No Timetable | We're unsure when we'll see Nene' take the floor this season. Tyson Chandler will back up Clint Capela this season. |
Ty Jerome | PHX | Ankle | No Timetable | Jerome is dealing with a very sprained Ankle and we don't know when we'll see him take the floor. Ricky Rubio and Tyler Johnson will handle the point with Devin Booker getting PT there as well. |
Kyle Korver | MIL | Head | DAY TO DAY | Korver missed his last game with a Head injury and if he has to sit for another game, Donte DiVincenzo will see more minutes. |
Chandler Parsons | ATL | Knee | DAY TO DAY | Parsons can't stay healthy and the Hawks know that. He could be 100 percent healthy and the Hawks will still play it safe keeping Parsons out of the rotation unless they get desperate. |
Kadeem Allen | NY | Knee | No Timetable | It will be hard for Allen to steal minutes when the Knicks are at full strength. If he can make it back before Dennis Smith Jr. returns, the Knicks haven't found an answer at PG yet, plus, Elfrid Payton is hurt. |
Malik Beasley | DEN | Illness | DAY TO DAY | Beasley had to miss his last game and if he has to sit again, Gary Harris, Will Barton and Monte Morris will see more playing time. |
Khyri Thomas | DET | Foot | 6-7 Weeks | Thomas isn't a meaningful part of the Pistons rotation, but with other players hurt, he was able to steal a few minutes. Those minutes will now go to Bruce Brown Jr. and Langston Galloway |
Caleb Swanigan | SAC | Ankle | DAY TO DAY | Swanigan is on the outside looking into the Kings rotation even with other big men out for the team. NOT IDEAL when it comes to his minutes potential and production. |
Matthew Dellavedova | CLE | Calf | DAY TO DAY | If Dellavedova has to miss the Cavs next game, Collin Sexton and Jordan Clarkson will see more minutes. |
Kevin Porter Jr. | CLE | Hip | DAY TO DAY | If Porter has to miss his next game because of his Hip injury, Cedi Osman and Jordan Clarkson will see more playing time and production. |
KZ Okpala | MIA | Achilles | No Timetable | Okpala is a very small part of the rotation and with it being an Achilles injury that he suffered, it will take a while to heal even though it's not torn. |
Grayson Allen | MEM | Ankle | DAY TO DAY | Allen has now missed six straight games. Dillon Brooks and Marko Guduric will see more minutes until he's ready to return. |
Alen Smailagic | GSW | Ankle | No Timetable | The Warriors could use as much help as they can get at this point. Willie Cauley-Stein will start at Center and Kevon Looney (when healthy) will back him up and Eric Paschall will benefit with more minutes too. |