NBA Week 2 Schedule Planner: Four-Game Teams, Back-to-Backs and Returns

If you set a weekly lineup, weigh game volume before locking a fringe starter. In daily leagues, keep a flexible slot for availability news.

The week at a glance

Week 2, Oct 26–Nov 1: 49 games over 7 days. 9 teams play 4 or more games: ATL, BOS, CHA, CLE, GSW, HOU, IND, LAL and MIN. 1 team plays 2 games or fewer: PHX.

If your matchup looks close, compare an ATL fringe starter with your other options for the final active slot.

Four-game teams to lean on

Team	Games	Schedule
ATL	4	Mon at HOU, Wed vs MIA, Thu vs CLE, Sat at NOP
BOS	4	Mon vs CHI, Tue vs BKN, Fri vs CHI, Sun at ORL
CHA	4	Mon vs WAS, Wed at DET, Fri at WAS, Sat vs PHI
CLE	4	Mon vs MIN, Wed vs WAS, Thu at ATL, Sat at MIL
GSW	4	Mon at DEN, Wed at MIN, Fri vs LAL, Sun vs LAC
HOU	4	Mon vs ATL, Wed at MIL, Fri at DAL, Sat vs OKC
IND	4	Mon at MIL, Wed vs PHI, Fri at MIA, Sun vs BKN
LAL	4	Tue vs POR, Wed at LAC, Fri at GSW, Sun vs TOR
MIN	4	Mon at CLE, Wed vs GSW, Fri vs LAC, Sat at SAS

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

Player	Team	Pos	Games	Fantasy pts per game	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	Threes
Jalen Johnson	ATL	PF	72	31.3	22.5	10.3	7.9	1.2	0.4	1.7
Onyeka Okongwu	ATL	C	74	22.2	15.2	7.6	3.1	1.1	1.1	1.9
Dyson Daniels	ATL	SG	76	22.1	11.9	6.8	5.9	2	0.4	0.3
Derrick White	BOS	SG	77	22.5	16.5	4.4	5.4	1.1	1.3	2.7
Paul George	BOS	SF	37	21.6	17.3	5.3	3.6	1.7	0.4	2.7
Payton Pritchard	BOS	PG	79	19.4	17	3.9	5.2	0.7	0.1	2.7
Donovan Mitchell	CLE	SG	70	26.6	27.9	4.5	5.7	1.5	0.3	3.2
James Harden	CLE	PG	70	26.1	23.6	4.8	8	1.1	0.4	3.1
Evan Mobley	CLE	C	65	25.7	18.2	9	3.6	0.7	1.7	1
Luka Dončić	LAL	PG	64	35.9	33.5	7.7	8.3	1.6	0.5	4
Austin Reaves	LAL	SG	51	23.2	23.3	4.7	5.5	1.1	0.4	2.3
Quentin Grimes	LAL	PG	75	15.2	13.4	3.6	3.3	0.9	0.4	1.7
Anthony Edwards	MIN	SG	61	26.3	28.8	5	3.7	1.4	0.8	3.4
LaMelo Ball	MIN	PG	72	24.2	20.1	4.8	7.1	1.2	0.2	3.8
Rudy Gobert	MIN	C	76	22.5	10.9	11.5	1.7	0.8	1.6	0
Brandon Miller	CHA	SF	65	20.9	20.2	4.9	3.3	1	0.7	3.1
Kon Knueppel	CHA	SG	81	19.7	18.5	5.3	3.4	0.7	0.2	3.4
Naz Reid	CHA	C	77	18.7	13.6	6.2	2.2	1	1	2.1
Stephen Curry	GSW	PG	43	24.2	26.6	3.6	4.7	1.1	0.4	4.4
Jimmy Butler III	GSW	SF	38	22.8	20	5.6	4.9	1.4	0.2	0.8
Kristaps Porziņģis	GSW	C	32	19.3	16.7	5.2	2.5	0.6	1.2	1.7
Alperen Şengün	HOU	C	72	27.5	20.4	8.9	6.2	1.2	1.1	0.6
Kevin Durant	HOU	SF	78	24.8	26	5.5	4.8	0.8	0.9	2.4
Amen Thompson	HOU	SG	79	24.5	18.3	7.8	5.3	1.5	0.6	0.3
Pascal Siakam	IND	PF	62	24.3	24	6.6	3.8	1.1	0.4	1.7
Ivica Zubac	IND	C	48	21.1	14.1	10.6	2.2	0.4	0.8	0
Andrew Nembhard	IND	PG	57	19.9	16.9	2.8	7.7	0.9	0.1	1.9

If you roster Jalen Johnson in a weekly points league, prioritize him for a forward slot when choosing your starters.

Onyeka Okongwu • ATL

Light weeks to plan around

Team	Games	Schedule
PHX	2	Mon at OKC, Fri vs DEN

If you roster PHX players in a weekly league, compare your bench options before locking the final active slot.

Back-to-backs and rest risk

12 teams play on consecutive nights this week.

Team	First night	Second night
BOS	Mon vs CHI	Tue vs BKN
DET	Tue at NYK	Wed vs CHA
LAL	Tue vs POR	Wed at LAC
NYK	Tue vs DET	Wed at CHI
SAS	Tue vs SAC	Wed at UTA
ATL	Wed vs MIA	Thu vs CLE
CLE	Wed vs WAS	Thu at ATL
NOP	Wed vs DEN	Thu vs SAC
CHA	Fri at WAS	Sat vs PHI
HOU	Fri at DAL	Sat vs OKC
MIN	Fri vs LAC	Sat at SAS
PHI	Fri vs NYK	Sat at CHA

If you use a BOS player in a daily league, check availability before each lineup lock and keep your utility slot flexible.

Due back and injury changes

Players with a listed return date this week:

Player	Team	Status	Injury	Listed return
Brandin Podziemski	GSW	Out	Back	Mon, Oct 26
Cameron Johnson	DEN	Out	Right ankle, sprain	Mon, Oct 26
Cooper Flagg	DAL	Out	Left shoulder, soreness	Mon, Oct 26
Dereck Lively II	DAL	Out	Right foot, surgery	Mon, Oct 26
Nikola Topic	OKC	Out	Back, surgery	Mon, Oct 26
Spencer Jones	DEN	Out	Hamstring	Mon, Oct 26
Thomas Sorber	OKC	Out	Right knee, surgery	Mon, Oct 26
Branden Carlson	POR	DTD	Concussion	Tue, Oct 27
Chris Youngblood	POR	DTD	Left ankle, soreness	Tue, Oct 27
Nate Bittle	TOR	Out	Right foot, fracture	Wed, Oct 28

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

Player	Team	Status	Injury	Listed return
Henri Veesaar	ATL	Out	Right knee	Thu, Jul 1, 2027
Mouhamed Gueye	ATL	Out	Left foot, fracture	Fri, Nov 20
Devin Carter	BOS	Out	Illness	Sun, Nov 8
Kylan Boswell	CHA	Out	Right knee, surgery	Mon, Nov 2
Jimmy Butler III	GSW	Out	Right knee, surgery	Sat, Jan 2
Kristaps Porzingis	GSW	Out	Illness	Tue, Dec 1
Moses Moody	GSW	Out	Left knee, surgery	Tue, Dec 1
Ben Sheppard	IND	Out	Left knee	Tue, Dec 1
Johnny Furphy	IND	Out	Right knee, surgery	Sat, Jan 2
Donte DiVincenzo	MIN	Out	Right achilles, surgery	Fri, Apr 2

Injury report changes since Fri, Oct 23 (report of Sat, Oct 24):

Player	Team	From	To
Tyler Bilodeau	BKN	DTD	Out
Coby White	CHA	Out	DTD
Grant Williams	CHA	Out	DTD
Kon Knueppel	CHA	Out	DTD
Caleb Martin	DAL	Out	DTD
Cooper Flagg	DAL	Not listed	Out
Kyrie Irving	DAL	Not listed	DTD
Santi Aldama	DAL	Out	DTD
Tarik Biberovic	DAL	Out	DTD
Alpha Diallo	DEN	Not listed	DTD
Cameron Johnson	DEN	DTD	Out
Spencer Jones	DEN	DTD	Out
Ausar Thompson	DET	Not listed	DTD
Jalen Duren	DET	Not listed	DTD
Brandin Podziemski	GSW	DTD	Out
Stephen Curry	GSW	Not listed	DTD
Fred VanVleet	HOU	Not listed	DTD
Aaron Nesmith	IND	DTD	Off the report
Ben Sheppard	IND	DTD	Out
T.J. McConnell	IND	Out	DTD