Aaron Wiggins is day-to-day with a lips and head issue after the Hawks listed him on Monday's injury report, hours after acquiring him in a trade. His status for the matchup with the Grizzlies is unresolved as Atlanta heads into a game before the regular season has even started.
What happened
The Hawks placed Aaron Wiggins on the injury report as day-to-day with a lips and head issue, filed Monday, Oct. 5 at 8:39 p.m. ET. He carried no previous designation ahead of this report. The report's accompanying note, attributed to Shams Charania of ESPN, states that Wiggins was traded to the Hawks in exchange for two second-round picks. No further detail on how the injury occurred is announced.
What it means for the Hawks
Atlanta's game is against the Grizzlies on Monday, Oct. 5 at 7:00 p.m. ET. The Hawks are 0-0, with the 2026-27 season not yet underway. Last season, Wiggins averaged 9.4 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 21.8 minutes across 65 games. If he sits, backcourt and wing minutes fall to players already in Atlanta's rotation: Trae Young, CJ McCollum, Dyson Daniels, Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Jalen Johnson, who have logged between 28.0 and 35.2 minutes a game. There is no record with or without him to cite, since no regular-season games have been played yet.
What to watch
The injury report lists an expected return date of Oct. 8 for Wiggins. His next update will come on a subsequent report. Elsewhere on Atlanta's injury list, Henri Veesaar is out with a right knee issue, and Mouhamed Gueye, CJ McCollum, Keshon Gilbert, RayJ Dennis and Luguentz Dort are all day-to-day. No games beyond the Grizzlies matchup are detailed.
Is Aaron Wiggins playing vs the Grizzlies?
He is listed as day-to-day with a lips and head issue on Monday's injury report, so his status for the Grizzlies game is not confirmed either way.
When will Aaron Wiggins be back?
The injury report lists an expected return date of Oct. 8.