NBA Week 2 Injury Report: Alperen Sengun Out, Plus Depth Chart Moves

If Alperen Sengun anchors your frontcourt, prepare a center pivot before lineup lock.

Out this week

The injury report of Wed, Oct 28 lists 73 players as Out with no estimated return before Wed, Oct 28. The table shows the 20 we rank highest. Returns are estimates from the report.

Player	Team	Status	Injury	Estimated return	Our rank
Alperen Sengun	HOU	Out	Back, soreness	Fri, Oct 30	#11
Chet Holmgren	OKC	Out	Right knee	Sat, Oct 31	#34
Kawhi Leonard	TOR	Out	Left knee, inflammation	Mon, Nov 23	#35
Jalen Duren	DET	Out	Right hamstring, strain	Mon, Nov 9	#40
Jusuf Nurkic	UTA	Out	Right foot, strain	Wed, Nov 4	#46
Paolo Banchero	ORL	Out	Right ankle, sprain	Sun, Nov 22	#50
Ivica Zubac	IND	Out	Left ankle, sprain	Fri, Oct 30	#57
Brandon Ingram	LAC	Out	Right achilles, surgery	Sun, Nov 8	#64
Santi Aldama	DAL	Out	Right knee, surgery	Fri, Oct 30	#78
Kon Knueppel	CHA	Out	Left hamstring	Mon, Nov 2	#83
Anthony Edwards	MIN	Out	Right knee, surgery	Mon, Dec 21	#89
Jalen Suggs	ORL	Out	Right knee	Tue, Nov 10	#90
Keegan Murray	SAC	Out	Ankle	Fri, Nov 6	#91
Nic Claxton	CHI	Out	Hamstring	Wed, Nov 4	#95
Tobias Harris	SAS	Out	Left calf, strain	Sat, Oct 31	#120
Jaren Jackson Jr.	UTA	Out	Right knee	Mon, Dec 14	#136
Coby White	CHA	Out	Left calf, strain	Mon, Nov 2	#139
Kristaps Porzingis	GSW	Out	Illness	Tue, Dec 1	#144
Maxime Raynaud	SAC	Out	Right knee, dislocated	Tue, Nov 10	#147
Dylan Cardwell	SAC	Out	Left calf, strain	Fri, Nov 6	#159

For Alperen Sengun managers in daily leagues, weigh an injured reserve slot against your immediate center needs before making a move.

Chet Holmgren • OKC

Day-to-day

Players listed with a status other than Out on the Wed, Oct 28 report. A status can change before tip-off. The table shows the 15 we rank highest.

Player	Team	Status	Injury	Estimated return	Our rank
Lauri Markkanen	UTA	DTD	Right wrist	Wed, Oct 28	#22
Andrew Nembhard	IND	DTD	Neck, soreness	Wed, Oct 28	#66
Ausar Thompson	DET	DTD	Ankle	Wed, Oct 28	#93
Anthony Black	ORL	DTD	Personal	Wed, Oct 28	#96
Naji Marshall	DAL	DTD	Illness	Wed, Oct 28	#115
Ajay Mitchell	OKC	DTD	Ankle	Wed, Oct 28	#126
Aaron Nesmith	IND	DTD	Left hamstring, strain	Wed, Oct 28	#148
Cameron Johnson	DEN	DTD	Right ankle, sprain	Wed, Oct 28	#152
Egor Demin	BKN	DTD	Right leg, bruise	Fri, Oct 30	#184
Obi Toppin	IND	DTD	Left hand, sprain	Wed, Oct 28	#189
Oso Ighodaro	PHX	DTD	Oblique, strain	Fri, Oct 30	#206
Aaron Wiggins	ATL	DTD	Left knee, bruise	Wed, Oct 28	#225
Jaxson Hayes	UTA	DTD	Right shoulder, soreness	Wed, Oct 28	#250
Patrick Williams	CHI	DTD	Right groin, soreness	Wed, Oct 28	#285
Kyrie Irving	DAL	DTD	Knee	Wed, Oct 28	Not ranked

If Lauri Markkanen is in your active lineup, check his status at lock and have a forward pivot ready.

Lauri Markkanen • UTA

What changed on the report

Status and team changes on the report since Tue, Oct 27.

Player	Team	Status was	Status now	Previous team
Aaron Wiggins	ATL	Not listed	DTD	Same team
Egor Demin	BKN	Not listed	DTD	Same team
Derrick White	BOS	DTD	Off the report	Same team
Tobe Awaka	CHI	Not listed	DTD	Same team
Kyrie Irving	DAL	Not listed	DTD	Same team
Sergio de Larrea	DAL	DTD	Out	Same team
Alpha Diallo	DEN	DTD	Out	Same team
Isaiah Joe	DET	DTD	Out	Same team
Yaxel Lendeborg	GSW	Not listed	DTD	Same team
Alperen Sengun	HOU	Not listed	Out	Same team
Marcus Smart	HOU	DTD	Out	Same team
Aaron Nesmith	IND	Not listed	DTD	Same team
Ivica Zubac	IND	DTD	Out	Same team
Obi Toppin	IND	Not listed	DTD	Same team
Tyrese Haliburton	IND	Not listed	Out	Same team

If Ivica Zubac occupies a weekly center slot, revisit that choice before lock and line up a fallback.

Ivica Zubac • IND

Depth chart moves

ESPN depth charts of Tue, Oct 20 and Tue, Oct 27: 13 new starters, 13 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
Keon Ellis	BKN	New starter at SG, replacing Egor Demin
Daniel Gafford	DAL	New starter at C, replacing Dereck Lively II
Max Christie	DAL	New starter at SG, replacing Zaccharie Risacher
Kris Dunn	LAC	New starter at SG, replacing Keaton Wagler
Matisse Thybulle	LAL	New starter at PF, replacing Jake LaRavia
Ziaire Williams	LAL	New starter at SF, replacing Quentin Grimes
Jeremiah Fears	NOP	New starter at SG, replacing Trey Murphy III
Alex Caruso	OKC	New starter at SF, replacing Jalen Williams
Jared McCain	OKC	New starter at SG, replacing Cason Wallace
Tristan da Silva	ORL	New starter at PF, replacing Paolo Banchero
Khaman Maluach	PHX	New starter at C, replacing Oso Ighodaro
Dylan Harper	SAS	New starter at SF, replacing Devin Vassell
Ace Bailey	UTA	New starter at SF, replacing Lauri Markkanen
Mikel Brown Jr.	BKN	No longer listed first at PG
Dereck Lively II	DAL	No longer listed first at C
Zaccharie Risacher	DAL	No longer listed first at SG
Keaton Wagler	LAC	No longer listed first at SG
Jake LaRavia	LAL	No longer listed first at PF
Quentin Grimes	LAL	No longer listed first at SF
Herbert Jones	NOP	No longer listed first at SF

If you need center help, watch Daniel Gafford's minutes before spending a roster move.

Daniel Gafford • DAL

Back-to-backs

Teams playing on two nights in a row from Wed, Oct 28 through Sun, Nov 1: 11.

Team	First night	Second night	Games this week	Our top-ranked player
DET	Tue, Oct 27 at NYK	Wed, Oct 28 vs CHA	3	Cade Cunningham
LAL	Tue, Oct 27 vs POR	Wed, Oct 28 at LAC	4	Luka Dončić
NYK	Tue, Oct 27 vs DET	Wed, Oct 28 at CHI	3	Karl-Anthony Towns
SAS	Tue, Oct 27 vs SAC	Wed, Oct 28 at UTA	3	Victor Wembanyama
ATL	Wed, Oct 28 vs MIA	Thu, Oct 29 vs CLE	4	Jalen Johnson
CLE	Wed, Oct 28 vs WAS	Thu, Oct 29 at ATL	4	Donovan Mitchell
NOP	Wed, Oct 28 vs DEN	Thu, Oct 29 vs SAC	3	Trey Murphy III
CHA	Fri, Oct 30 at WAS	Sat, Oct 31 vs PHI	4	Brandon Miller
HOU	Fri, Oct 30 at DAL	Sat, Oct 31 vs OKC	4	Alperen Şengün
MIN	Fri, Oct 30 vs LAC	Sat, Oct 31 at SAS	4	LaMelo Ball
PHI	Fri, Oct 30 vs NYK	Sat, Oct 31 at CHA	3	Tyrese Maxey