The 2026-27 season opens Tuesday with a three-game slate, all on NBC and Peacock. The injury report brings a wave of changes, led by three Thunder clearances and two Thunder players ruled out. The transaction wire is busy: the Lakers are waiving Dalton Knecht, the Bucks cut Kevin Porter Jr., and the Suns claimed Drew Timme.
Tonight
Three games open the season, and every one of them is on NBC and Peacock. The Celtics visit the Pistons at 3:00 PM ET. The 76ers are at the Knicks at 7:00 PM ET. The Thunder close the night at the Spurs at 9:30 PM ET. Every team enters at 0-0. Detroit has Taurean Prince listed Day-To-Day for personal reasons, and San Antonio has Tobias Harris out with a left calf injury. The Knicks got Josh Hart cleared, while the 76ers are without Tacko Fall and Dominick Barlow.
The injury wire
Oklahoma City has the biggest swing on the report. Chet Holmgren, Cason Wallace and Jaylin Williams were cleared, but Nikola Topic is out with a back injury and Thomas Sorber is out with a right knee injury; both had been Day-To-Day. Philadelphia lists Tacko Fall out with a left hip injury and Dominick Barlow out with a back injury. San Antonio has Tobias Harris out with a left calf injury. Chicago lists Nic Claxton out with a hamstring injury, and Atlanta has Mouhamed Gueye out with a left foot injury. Golden State has Brandin Podziemski (back) and Charles Bassey (knee) Day-To-Day. Dalton Knecht and Bronny James are Day-To-Day for the Lakers with illness. Josh Hart, Dejounte Murray, Micah Peavy and Joshua Jefferson were cleared. Brooklyn's Tyler Bilodeau is out with a shoulder injury. Washington's AJ Dybantsa remains Day-To-Day with a left ankle injury.
Moves and reports
Drew Timme joins the Suns, who claimed him off waivers after cutting CJ Huntley and Koby Brea. Kevin Porter Jr. leaves the Bucks with a $5.4M cap hit, and Dalton Knecht leaves the Lakers with a $4.2M cap hit. Micah Peavy ($2.2M cap hit) and Walter Clayton Jr. leave the Grizzlies, Adam Flagler leaves the Kings, Dwight Powell leaves the Mavericks, and Sean Pedulla leaves the Rockets. Shams Charania reports Brandon Miller and the Hornets agreed to a five-year extension, at 58% confidence, and that the Lakers are waiving Knecht, at 55%. Hoops Rumors reports Barlow is out at least two weeks with his back injury (53%) and that the Grizzlies are looking to trade Clayton, with the Kings possibly interested (45%).
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