NBA Week 1 Schedule Planner: Four-Game Teams, Back-to-Backs and Returns

Start with game volume when making close lineup calls this week. Leave room to react to status changes at lock.

The week at a glance

Week 1, Oct 19–25: 43 games over 6 days. 1 team plays 4 or more games: PHI. 5 teams play 2 games or fewer: BOS, CLE, DEN, PHX and POR.

If you have a close utility decision in a weekly league, give PHI a fresh look before you commit.

Team	Games	Schedule
PHI	4	Tue at NYK, Thu vs CLE, Sat vs MIL, Sun vs DET

Key players on these teams, with their 2025-26 lines:

Player	Team	Pos	Games	Fantasy pts per game	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	Threes
Tyrese Maxey	PHI	PG	70	29.4	28.3	4.1	6.6	1.9	0.8	3.1
Jaylen Brown	PHI	SF	71	26.9	28.7	6.9	5.1	1	0.4	2
Joel Embiid	PHI	C	38	26.9	26.9	7.7	3.9	0.6	1.2	1.4

If Tyrese Maxey is in your weekly points lineup, use a guard slot and save utility for a tougher call.

Jaylen Brown • PHI

For weekly points leagues, consider benching a borderline DEN option when choosing your final active slot.

13 teams play on consecutive nights this week.

If you rely on MIL in a daily league, keep a bench replacement ready for a late lineup change.

Players with a listed return date this week:

Player	Team	Status	Injury	Listed return
Derrick White	BOS	DTD	Rest	Tue, Oct 20
Mitchell Robinson	BOS	DTD	Rest	Tue, Oct 20
Neemias Queta	BOS	DTD	Rest	Tue, Oct 20
Payton Pritchard	BOS	DTD	Rest	Tue, Oct 20
Sam Hauser	BOS	DTD	Rest	Tue, Oct 20
Aaron Nesmith	IND	DTD	Hamstring	Wed, Oct 21
Coby White	CHA	DTD	Left calf, strain	Wed, Oct 21
Dereck Lively II	DAL	DTD	Right foot, surgery	Wed, Oct 21
Grant Williams	CHA	DTD	Right hamstring	Wed, Oct 21
Grayson Allen	CHA	DTD	Right knee, soreness	Wed, Oct 21
Isaac Okoro	CHI	DTD	Undisclosed	Wed, Oct 21
Jarace Walker	IND	DTD	Undisclosed	Wed, Oct 21
Jett Howard	DAL	DTD	Illness	Wed, Oct 21
Kon Knueppel	CHA	DTD	Left hamstring	Wed, Oct 21
Kylan Boswell	CHA	DTD	Right knee	Wed, Oct 21
Max Christie	DAL	DTD	Rest	Wed, Oct 21
Mouhamed Gueye	ATL	DTD	Left foot, fracture	Wed, Oct 21
Moussa Diabate	CHA	DTD	Right elbow	Wed, Oct 21
Nic Claxton	CHI	DTD	Hamstring	Wed, Oct 21
Santi Aldama	DAL	DTD	Knee	Wed, Oct 21
Steven Adams	HOU	DTD	Rest	Wed, Oct 21
Tarik Biberovic	DAL	DTD	Right heel	Wed, Oct 21
Tobe Awaka	CHI	DTD	Knee	Wed, Oct 21
Zach Collins	CHI	DTD	Right toe, surgery	Wed, Oct 21
Aaron Gordon	DEN	DTD	Rest	Thu, Oct 22
Khalifa Diop	CLE	DTD	Left knee	Thu, Oct 22
Nae'Qwan Tomlin	CLE	DTD	Back	Thu, Oct 22
Sam Merrill	CLE	DTD	Right elbow, soreness	Thu, Oct 22
Spencer Jones	DEN	DTD	Hamstring	Thu, Oct 22
Joshua Jefferson	BKN	Out	Back	Sat, Oct 24

Also on the injury report for teams with 4 or more games:

Player	Team	Status	Injury	Listed return
Ariel Hukporti	PHI	Out	Right achilles, ruptured	Fri, Oct 1, 2027

Injury report changes since Fri, Oct 16 (report of Sat, Oct 17):

Player	Team	From	To
Aaron Wiggins	ATL	DTD	Off the report
CJ McCollum	ATL	DTD	Off the report
Dyson Daniels	ATL	DTD	Off the report
Jalen Johnson	ATL	DTD	Off the report
Keshon Gilbert	ATL	DTD	Off the report
Luguentz Dort	ATL	DTD	Off the report
Onyeka Okongwu	ATL	DTD	Off the report
Joshua Jefferson	BKN	DTD	Out
Derrick White	BOS	Not listed	DTD
Devin Carter	BOS	DTD	Off the report
Mitchell Robinson	BOS	Not listed	DTD
Neemias Queta	BOS	Not listed	DTD
Payton Pritchard	BOS	Not listed	DTD
Sam Hauser	BOS	Not listed	DTD
Moussa Diabate	CHA	Not listed	DTD
Cooper Flagg	DAL	DTD	Off the report
Daniel Gafford	DAL	DTD	Off the report
Kyrie Irving	DAL	DTD	Off the report
Marcus Sasser	DAL	DTD	Off the report
Max Christie	DAL	Not listed	DTD