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Winslow down, but stars coming back to play

TEAM	INJURIES
	Malik Beasley (D-League), Josh McRoberts (Foot), Justise Winslow (Shoulder), Denzel Valentine (Ankle) The big news here is Winslow, who injured his shoulder and is out for the season. Frahminator wanted to unleash Valentine on the NLL, but an ankle injury prevented that experiment. They still have depth at wing so maybe nothing much will change.
	Khris Middleton (Hamstring), Tim Quarterman (CD) Nothing changed here. Come playoff time the surging Nets will get a nice boost.
	Derrick Jones Jr. (CD), Ryan Kelly (Personal), Patrick Patterson (Knee) Boston made so many changes this weekend that I have to ask whether these guys are even still on his team?
	Aaron Harrison (D-League) AaH was cut, but he's not really an important player for this team.
	Chris McCullough (CD), Damian Jones (CD), Mike Scott (D-League) The sensational Mike Scott is 'tearing up' the D.League, he was just to good for the NLL. CMC and Jones are healthy scratches.
	James McAdoo (CD) Is he still in the league?
	Cameron Payne (Foot), Jerryd Bayless (Wrist), Ivica Zubac (D-League), Fred VanVleet (D-League) Dallas traded for the potential of Cam payne. he looks good in D-league, ready to make bucks GM sorry about his moves.
	Chinanu Onuaku (D-League), Troy Williams (D-League), James Young (Ankle) Troy was tearing up the NBA, had some really good games for Grizzlies, and then was sent to the D-League for some reason. He wasn't good enough for Denver's rotation anyway. Yet.
	Brandan Wright (Ankle), Ben Simmons (Foot), Diamond Stone (CD) Same old, same old. Simmons will be back in time to make the East even tougher. Wright, well, the history repeats itself.
	Quincy Pondexter (Knee), Jose Barea (Calf), Rodney Stuckey (Hamstring), Stephen Zimmerman (CD), Joffrey Lauvergne (Illness) A lot of walking dead in DubLand. they will miss JJ, and he might be back just after the dealine, ie today.
	Bryn Forbes (D-League), Hassan Whiteside (Eye) Rockets will have to play without their center for a week, after he got poked in the eye by Jae Crowder. no idea  who that Bryn guy is and he hasn't earned a minute in NLL yet.
	Blake Griffin (Knee), Marshall Plumlee (D-League), Matthew Dellavedova (Hamstring), Georges Niang (D-League) Pacers are tanking, looking to reload and then make their 2018 pick as low as possible. So they might encourage Blake to take as much time as possible.
	Festus Ezeli (Knee), Joel Bolomboy (CD), Clint Capela (Leg), Cody Zeller (Concussion) Is anyone left in this frontcourt? They're playing Tarick Black-Justin Hamilton rotation. Clint and Codyshould be back next week to stop the bleeding.
	Jonathan Gibson (Waived in NBA), Josh Huestis (CD), George Hill (Concussion) Lakers made some changes this last week. Hill will be missed as he goes through a concussion protocol. But one have to ask, is he the next one out?
	Chris Bosh (Blood Clots), Michael Gbinije (CD), Donatas Motiejunas (CD), Rashad Vaughn (Ankle), Georgios Papagiannis (CD), Aron Baynes (Ankle) Memphis takes the crown of the most injured team. They were worse before as they once used the injury replacement card with PapaG coming back from the D-League. Good news, Donatas might play soon.
	JR Smith (Thumb), Kyle Wiltjer (CD) Rudy Gay is back! Will he take Miami on the path of old glory? Or will he just stall the process? JR will take a few more weeks to rehabilitate his fractured thumb, but should be back around all star break.
	Deyonta Davis (Foot), Taurean Prince (D-League), Wade Baldwin IV (D-League), Skal Labissiere (CD) 3 rookies in the D-league and Davis out with foot injury. Bucks rotation got crowded this weekend, so there are no minutes for either of them.
	R.J. Hunter (D-League), Jeremy Lin (Hamstring) Good news for Timberwolves, Lin is about to make a comeback, probably today. Another close miss for a team that could use his help in the light of Lowry's departure.
	Jared Sullinger (Foot), A.J. Hammons (CD) There's no timetable on Sullinger, still out indefinitely. AJ will tear up the D-League. Sully might not suit up for the Pels when he returns.
	Maurice Ndour (CD) A healthy week for Knicks. They weathered the storm without Kyrie and are ready to roll through the East.
	Walter Tavares (Waived in NBA), Juan Hernangomez (D-League) Thunder have a healthy roster, more or less, though Ben liked to give some minutes to his euro-project.
	Shabazz Muhammad (Illness), Tyler Zeller (Illness), Miles Plumlee (Finger) Magic will have depleted bench as they play all three guys quite a lot. There are some youngsters on the team to take the burden, time for Malachi and Siakam to shine.
	Kawhi and Lillard are back. This is a different team with them, not one to lose three in a row again (did it ever happen before?)
	Another super healthy team. There are quite a few if we include teams with guys in D-League.
	Brice Johnson (Back), Ian Mahinmi (Knee), Larry Nance Jr. (Knee) Portland doesn't really care about wins at this moment, stuck there at the bottom of the west. But Clippers do, and these guys, while not world beaters are all solid rotation players on many teams.
	Delon Wright (Shoulder) Do Spurs miss D-Right? Conley is in and out for various small ailments so there might be a spot for Wright in the rotation here and there. he's gotta be better then Dinwiddie, the guy they brought in as injury insurance.
	Hollis Thompson (Waived in NBA) Hollis was actually a big part of the Kings rotation, though one might ask if his play actually warranted minutes (6.5 PER, 51% ts%). he'll get picked by someone in NBA, unless he finds a more lucrative offer overseas.
	Tiago Splitter (Hamstring) Tiago is out since offseason, the latest reports put his return right about now. Baring some unforeseen complications.
	Jordan Mickey (CD), Sergio Rodriguez (Ankle), Pierre Jackson (Waived in NBA), Kenneth Faried (Back) Quite a hit for the jazz. Faried is one of their best players. we'll probably see a big dose of Hill and Stein, which can't be that good.
	Nothing to report. A healthy Wizards team is surely something out of ordinary.

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