NBA Week 1 Injury Report: Jusuf Nurkic Out, Plus Depth Chart Moves

If Deni Avdija is in your weekly lineup, keep a flexible forward slot open until his status is updated.

Out this week

The injury report of Wed, Oct 21 lists 52 players as Out with no estimated return before Wed, Oct 21. The table shows the 20 we rank highest. Returns are estimates from the report.

Player	Team	Status	Injury	Estimated return	Our rank
Jusuf Nurkic	UTA	Out	Right foot	Wed, Nov 4	#60
Kon Knueppel	CHA	Out	Left hamstring	Fri, Oct 23	#75
Brandon Ingram	LAC	Out	Achilles, surgery	Sun, Nov 8	#77
Santi Aldama	DAL	Out	Knee	Fri, Oct 23	#81
Anthony Black	ORL	Out	Right ankle, sprain	Fri, Oct 23	#98
Brandin Podziemski	GSW	Out	Back, soreness	Fri, Oct 23	#102
Nic Claxton	CHI	Out	Hamstring	Wed, Nov 4	#113
Coby White	CHA	Out	Left calf, strain	Fri, Oct 23	#133
Maxime Raynaud	SAC	Out	Right knee, dislocated	Mon, Nov 2	#145
Aaron Nesmith	IND	Out	Left hamstring, strain	Fri, Oct 23	#154
Kristaps Porzingis	GSW	Out	Undisclosed	Tue, Dec 1	#165
Dylan Cardwell	SAC	Out	Left calf, strain	Mon, Nov 2	#170
Jimmy Butler III	GSW	Out	Right knee, surgery	Sat, Jan 2	#181
T.J. McConnell	IND	Out	Right hamstring	Fri, Oct 23	#192
Dominick Barlow	PHI	Out	Back	Mon, Nov 2	#229
Moses Moody	GSW	Out	Left knee, surgery	Tue, Dec 1	#245
Grant Williams	CHA	Out	Right hamstring	Fri, Oct 23	#250
Devin Carter	BOS	Out	Illness	Sun, Nov 8	#259
Tristan Vukcevic	WAS	Out	Left hip	Mon, Nov 2	#289
Branden Carlson	POR	Out	Concussion	Fri, Oct 23	#310

If you roster Jusuf Nurkic in a league with injured reserve, check eligibility and move him out of an active center slot.

Kon Knueppel • CHA

Day-to-day

Players listed with a status other than Out on the Wed, Oct 21 report. A status can change before tip-off. The table shows the 15 we rank highest.

Player	Team	Status	Injury	Estimated return	Our rank
Deni Avdija	POR	DTD	Right ankle	Wed, Oct 21	#22
Stephen Curry	GSW	DTD	Right ankle, sprain	Wed, Oct 21	#34
Tobias Harris	SAS	DTD	Left calf, strain	Fri, Oct 23	#120
Steven Adams	HOU	DTD	Right calf, soreness	Wed, Oct 21	#158
Collin Sexton	LAL	DTD	Right calf	Wed, Oct 21	#160
Isaiah Stewart	MEM	DTD	Left ankle	Wed, Oct 21	#173
Sam Merrill	CLE	DTD	Right elbow, soreness	Thu, Oct 22	#185
Micah Potter	POR	DTD	Illness	Wed, Oct 21	#202
Malik Monk	SAC	DTD	Left ankle, soreness	Wed, Oct 21	#208
Taurean Prince	DET	DTD	Personal	Fri, Oct 23	#235
Dean Wade	PHI	DTD	Ankle, sprain	Thu, Oct 22	#237
Isaac Okoro	CHI	DTD	Knee	Wed, Oct 21	#238
Luke Kennard	PHX	DTD	Left knee, strain	Wed, Oct 21	#265
Leonard Miller	CHI	DTD	Right groin	Wed, Oct 21	#281
Spencer Jones	DEN	DTD	Hamstring	Thu, Oct 22	#294

For daily lineup managers using Stephen Curry, check his status near lock and keep another guard ready.

Stephen Curry • GSW

What changed on the report

Status and team changes on the report since Tue, Oct 20.

Player	Team	Status was	Status now	Previous team
Coby White	CHA	DTD	Out	Same team
Grant Williams	CHA	DTD	Out	Same team
Grayson Allen	CHA	DTD	Off the report	Same team
Kon Knueppel	CHA	DTD	Out	Same team
Kylan Boswell	CHA	DTD	Out	Same team
Moussa Diabate	CHA	DTD	Off the report	Same team
Dailyn Swain	CHI	Out	DTD	Same team
Jordan Hawkins	CHI	Out	DTD	Same team
Leonard Miller	CHI	Not listed	DTD	Same team
Caleb Martin	DAL	Not listed	Out	Same team
Dereck Lively II	DAL	DTD	Out	Same team
Santi Aldama	DAL	DTD	Out	Same team
Tarik Biberovic	DAL	DTD	Out	Same team
Taurean Prince	DET	Out	DTD	Same team
Brandin Podziemski	GSW	DTD	Out	Same team

If Coby White was penciled into your guard slot, revise that lineup and check the next report before choosing a replacement.

Coby White • CHA

Depth chart moves

ESPN depth charts of Tue, Oct 13 and Tue, Oct 20: 5 new starters, 5 players who lost a starting spot and 0 players listed with a new team. A first listing at a position is not a promise of minutes.

Player	Team	Change
Jordan Walsh	BOS	New starter at PF, replacing Jayson Tatum
Mitchell Robinson	BOS	New starter at C, replacing Neemias Queta
Keaton Wagler	LAC	New starter at SG, replacing Bradley Beal
De'Andre Hunter	SAC	New starter at SF, replacing Zach LaVine
Jaxson Hayes	UTA	New starter at C, replacing Jaren Jackson Jr.
Baylor Scheierman	BOS	No longer listed first at SG
Neemias Queta	BOS	No longer listed first at C
Bradley Beal	LAC	No longer listed first at SG
Ben Simmons	SAC	No longer listed first at PG
Ace Bailey	UTA	No longer listed first at SF

For managers considering Mitchell Robinson at center, check rotation notes and compare your alternatives before changing a weekly lineup.

Mitchell Robinson • BOS

Back-to-backs

Teams playing on two nights in a row from Wed, Oct 21 through Sun, Oct 25: 13.

Team	First night	Second night	Games this week	Our top-ranked player
ATL	Fri, Oct 23 at CHA	Sat, Oct 24 vs HOU	3	Jalen Johnson
CHA	Fri, Oct 23 vs ATL	Sat, Oct 24 vs MIA	3	Brandon Miller
CHI	Fri, Oct 23 at MIL	Sat, Oct 24 vs WAS	3	Josh Giddey
DAL	Fri, Oct 23 at IND	Sat, Oct 24 vs SAS	3	Cooper Flagg
GSW	Fri, Oct 23 vs MEM	Sat, Oct 24 at PHX	3	Stephen Curry
HOU	Fri, Oct 23 at SAS	Sat, Oct 24 at ATL	3	Alperen Şengün
MIA	Fri, Oct 23 vs DET	Sat, Oct 24 at CHA	3	Giannis Antetokounmpo
MIL	Fri, Oct 23 vs CHI	Sat, Oct 24 at PHI	3	Ryan Rollins
NOP	Fri, Oct 23 at UTA	Sat, Oct 24 at DEN	3	Trey Murphy
SAS	Fri, Oct 23 vs HOU	Sat, Oct 24 at DAL	3	Victor Wembanyama
WAS	Fri, Oct 23 vs TOR	Sat, Oct 24 at CHI	3	Anthony Davis
BKN	Sat, Oct 24 at CLE	Sun, Oct 25 vs IND	3	Michael Porter
PHI	Sat, Oct 24 vs MIL	Sun, Oct 25 vs DET	4	Tyrese Maxey