NBA Week 4 Injury Report: Kawhi Leonard Out, Plus Depth Chart Moves

If you set a weekly lineup, keep a flexible slot open until you check late injury updates.

Out this week

The injury report of Tue, Nov 10 lists 65 players as Out with no estimated return before Wed, Nov 11. The table shows the 20 we rank highest. Returns are estimates from the report.

Player	Team	Status	Injury	Estimated return	Our rank
Kawhi Leonard	TOR	Out	Left knee, inflammation	Mon, Nov 23	#22
Lauri Markkanen	UTA	Out	Right wrist, sprain	Not reported	#23
Paolo Banchero	ORL	Out	Right ankle, sprain	Sun, Nov 22	#35
Keyonte George	UTA	Out	Right ankle, sprain	Not reported	#40
Jalen Duren	DET	Out	Right hamstring, strain	Tue, Nov 24	#43
Brandon Ingram	LAC	Out	Right achilles, surgery	Fri, Nov 13	#49
Jusuf Nurkic	UTA	Out	Right foot, strain	Fri, Nov 20	#51
Anthony Edwards	MIN	Out	Right knee, surgery	Mon, Dec 21	#63
Jalen Suggs	ORL	Out	Right knee	Mon, Nov 16	#76
Ja Morant	POR	Out	Left hamstring	Tue, Dec 1	#93
Jaren Jackson Jr.	UTA	Out	Right knee	Mon, Dec 14	#110
Kon Knueppel	CHA	Out	Left hamstring, strain	Sat, Dec 12	#111
Tobias Harris	SAS	Out	Left calf, strain	Not reported	#118
Chet Holmgren	OKC	Out	Right knee	Sat, Jan 2	#121
Maxime Raynaud	SAC	Out	Right knee, dislocated	Sun, Nov 15	#127
Jaylon Tyson	CLE	Out	Right ankle, sprain	Not reported	#129
Jimmy Butler III	GSW	Out	Right knee, surgery	Sat, Jan 2	#133
Steven Adams	HOU	Out	Right calf, strain	Sun, Nov 15	#167
Jaylin Williams	OKC	Out	Back, spasms	Not reported	#179
Egor Demin	BKN	Out	Right leg, bruise	Not reported	#181

If Kawhi Leonard occupies a starting slot in your weekly league, plan an active replacement before lock.

Lauri Markkanen • UTA

Day-to-day

Players listed with a status other than Out on the Tue, Nov 10 report. A status can change before tip-off. The table shows the 15 we rank highest.

Player	Team	Status	Injury	Estimated return	Our rank
Scottie Barnes	TOR	DTD	Left groin, soreness	Not reported	#17
Trey Murphy III	NOP	DTD	Knee, tendinitis	Not reported	#34
Austin Reaves	LAL	DTD	Illness	Not reported	#36
Brandon Miller	CHA	DTD	Right groin, soreness	Thu, Nov 12	#55
Immanuel Quickley	TOR	DTD	Right hamstring	Not reported	#56
Norman Powell	CHI	DTD	Right shoulder, inflammation	Not reported	#83
Moussa Diabate	CHA	DTD	Right quadriceps	Thu, Nov 12	#103
Bilal Coulibaly	WAS	DTD	Left hand	Not reported	#119
Devin Vassell	SAS	DTD	Left groin	Not reported	#126
Quentin Grimes	LAL	DTD	Finger	Not reported	#148
Brandon Williams	GSW	DTD	Left hamstring	Not reported	#169
Isaiah Stewart	MEM	DTD	Right knee, bruise	Not reported	#171
Collin Murray-Boyles	TOR	DTD	Illness	Not reported	#172
Sam Merrill	CLE	DTD	Right elbow	Not reported	#180
Oscar Tshiebwe	HOU	DTD	Illness	Not reported	#201

Before locking a lineup built around Scottie Barnes, check his latest status and keep a bench alternative ready.

Scottie Barnes • TOR

What changed on the report

Status and team changes on the report since Mon, Nov 9.

Player	Team	Status was	Status now	Previous team
Brandon Miller	CHA	Out	DTD	Same team
Moussa Diabate	CHA	Out	DTD	Same team
Jarrett Allen	CLE	DTD	Off the report	Same team
Sam Merrill	CLE	Out	DTD	Same team
Aaron Gordon	DEN	DTD	Off the report	Same team
Cameron Johnson	DEN	DTD	Off the report	Same team
Christian Braun	DEN	DTD	Off the report	Same team
DeMar DeRozan	DEN	DTD	Off the report	Same team
Jamal Murray	DEN	DTD	Off the report	Same team
Nikola Jokic	DEN	DTD	Off the report	Same team
Brandon Williams	GSW	Not listed	DTD	Same team
Gui Santos	GSW	DTD	Off the report	Same team
Oscar Tshiebwe	HOU	Out	DTD	Same team
T.J. McConnell	IND	DTD	Off the report	Same team
Cam Christie	LAC	Not listed	DTD	Same team

If Brandon Miller is in your lineup plans, check his status near lock before assigning him an active slot.

Brandon Miller • CHA

Depth chart moves

ESPN depth charts of Tue, Nov 3 and Tue, Nov 10: 5 new starters, 5 players who lost a starting spot and 2 players listed with a new team. A first listing at a position is not a promise of minutes.

Player	Team	Change
Kingston Flemings	ATL	New starter at PG, replacing CJ McCollum
Mike Conley	BOS	New starter at PG, replacing Derrick White
Caleb Martin	DAL	New starter at SG, replacing Max Christie
Quentin Grimes	LAL	New starter at SF, replacing Ziaire Williams
Oso Ighodaro	PHX	New starter at C, replacing Khaman Maluach
CJ McCollum	ATL	No longer listed first at PG
Hugo Gonzalez	BOS	No longer listed first at SG
Max Christie	DAL	No longer listed first at SG
Ziaire Williams	LAL	No longer listed first at SF
Khaman Maluach	PHX	No longer listed first at C
Norchad Omier	CLE	Now listed with CLE, was with MIN
Nique Clifford	OKC	Now listed with OKC, was with SAC

For managers weighing Kingston Flemings in a deep league, check recent minutes before trusting him with a starting slot.

Back-to-backs

Teams playing on two nights in a row from Wed, Nov 11 through Sun, Nov 15: 15.

Team	First night	Second night	Games this week	Our top-ranked player
BOS	Tue, Nov 10 at PHI	Wed, Nov 11 at TOR	3	Derrick White
MIL	Tue, Nov 10 at NYK	Wed, Nov 11 vs LAL	4	Ryan Rollins
NYK	Tue, Nov 10 vs MIL	Wed, Nov 11 vs CLE	4	Karl-Anthony Towns
OKC	Tue, Nov 10 at POR	Wed, Nov 11 at POR	4	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
ORL	Tue, Nov 10 at SAC	Wed, Nov 11 at UTA	3	Paolo Banchero
POR	Tue, Nov 10 vs OKC	Wed, Nov 11 vs OKC	3	Deni Avdija
UTA	Tue, Nov 10 vs MIA	Wed, Nov 11 vs ORL	4	Lauri Markkanen
TOR	Wed, Nov 11 vs BOS	Thu, Nov 12 at PHI	4	Scottie Barnes
WAS	Wed, Nov 11 at IND	Thu, Nov 12 vs DET	4	Anthony Davis
CHI	Fri, Nov 13 vs ATL	Sat, Nov 14 at MIN	3	Josh Giddey
CLE	Fri, Nov 13 at MIA	Sat, Nov 14 vs DAL	4	Donovan Mitchell
MEM	Fri, Nov 13 at NOP	Sat, Nov 14 vs BKN	4	Cedric Coward
MIA	Fri, Nov 13 vs CLE	Sat, Nov 14 vs DET	3	Giannis Antetokounmpo
NOP	Fri, Nov 13 vs MEM	Sat, Nov 14 vs DEN	4	Trey Murphy III
DAL	Sat, Nov 14 at CLE	Sun, Nov 15 at BOS	4	Cooper Flagg