How we count it
- 240minutes a team plays in every game
- Outonly players ruled out today, not day-to-day
- Sumadd the minutes those players normally play
Today's example: Oklahoma City Thunder113 of 240 minutes3230191616
- Jalen Williams 32
- Chet Holmgren 30
- Alex Caruso 19
- Cason Wallace 16
- Nikola Topic 16
The wave, league-wide
Every team stacked into one wave since opening night. Move across it to read any team on any day.
Today1,470minutes out, 76 players, 6.1 teams' worth
Each band is one team. The thicker it gets, the more minutes that team has out. Touch a band to see who.
Oct 24+474
Banchero, James, Podziemski
Oct 27+173
Murray, Sengun, Edwards
Oct 28+270
Doncic, Haliburton, Johnson
240 min, one full team
Oct 20Oct 21Oct 22Oct 23Oct 24Oct 25Oct 26Oct 27Oct 28Oct 29Oct 30Oct 31
- Oct 24: +474 minutesPaolo Banchero, LeBron James, Brandin Podziemski ruled out
- Oct 27: +173 minutesKeegan Murray, Alperen Sengun, Anthony Edwards ruled out
- Oct 28: +270 minutesLuka Doncic, Tyrese Haliburton, Cameron Johnson ruled out
Who's carrying it
Minutes out per game, with each team's last 12 days as a line. LA Clippers have lost the most since opening night.
1Oklahoma City Thunder113of 240 minJalen Williams 32, Chet Holmgren 30, Alex Caruso 19, Cason Wallace 16, Nikola Topic 16, Thomas Sorber2
Indiana Pacers111of 240 minTyrese Haliburton 33, Ben Sheppard 21, Ivica Zubac 21, Johnny Furphy 18, T.J. McConnell 173
LA Clippers110of 240 minBrandon Ingram 34, Max Strus 24, Jordan Miller 22, Bradley Beal 20, Yanic Konan Niederhauser 10
Oklahoma City Thunder113of 240 minJalen Williams 32, Chet Holmgren 30, Alex Caruso 19, Cason Wallace 16, Nikola Topic 16, Thomas Sorber2Indiana Pacers111of 240 minTyrese Haliburton 33, Ben Sheppard 21, Ivica Zubac 21, Johnny Furphy 18, T.J. McConnell 173LA Clippers110of 240 minBrandon Ingram 34, Max Strus 24, Jordan Miller 22, Bradley Beal 20, Yanic Konan Niederhauser 10- 4
Philadelphia 76ersJoel Embiid 35, LeBron James 34, Dominick Barlow 24, Ariel Hukporti 9, Jabari Walker 6, Tacko Fall10845% - 5
Orlando MagicPaolo Banchero 35, Jalen Suggs 33, Noah Penda 13, Jonathan Isaac 10, Izaiyah Nelson9138% - 6
Sacramento KingsKeegan Murray 35, Maxime Raynaud 27, Dylan Cardwell 21, Ben Simmons8234% - 7
Golden State WarriorsJimmy Butler III 31, Moses Moody 26, Kristaps Porzingis 248134% - 8
Houston RocketsFred VanVleet 30, Reed Sheppard 23, Steven Adams 237732% - 9
Charlotte HornetsKon Knueppel 32, Coby White 25, Grant Williams 20, Kylan Boswell7632% - 10
Utah JazzJusuf Nurkic 26, Jaren Jackson Jr. 26, Trey Alexander 126527% - 11
Minnesota TimberwolvesAnthony Edwards 34, Donte DiVincenzo 306427% - 12
Dallas MavericksSanti Aldama 28, Dereck Lively II 17, Sergio de Larrea 12, Tarik Biberovic5623% - 13
Portland Trail BlazersShaedon Sharpe 29, Ja Morant 265523% - 14
Washington WizardsJamir Watkins 21, Justin Champagnie 18, Tristan Vukcevic 145322% - 15
Detroit PistonsJalen Duren 28, Isaiah Joe 144218% - 16
Denver NuggetsSpencer Jones 22, Julian Strawther 15, Alpha Diallo3716% - 17
New Orleans PelicansYves Missi 20, Jordan Poole 163615% - 18
Toronto RaptorsKawhi Leonard 32, Nate Bittle3213% - 19
Chicago BullsNic Claxton 282812% - 20
San Antonio SpursTobias Harris 28, Jayden Quaintance2812% - 21
Phoenix SunsMark Williams 242410% - 22
Brooklyn NetsEgor Demin 22, Tyler Bilodeau229% - 23
Cleveland CavaliersJaylon Tyson 21219% - 24
New York KnicksJose Alvarado 20208% - 25
Boston CelticsDevin Carter 18188% - 26
Atlanta HawksMouhamed Gueye 15, Henri Veesaar156% - 27
Los Angeles LakersAdou Thiero 663% - 28
Milwaukee BucksNobody ruled out00% - 29
Memphis GrizzliesNobody ruled out00% - 30
Miami HeatNobody ruled out00%
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Source: Hoops Nightly, The Injury Wave (as of Sat, Oct 31): https://hoopsnightly.com/injury-waveWhat to keep in mind
- A player's minutes are his average this season once he has three games, last season's until then. The same figure is used for every day on the chart.
- Rookies with no minutes yet add nothing, so totals run slightly low.
- Statuses come from ESPN's injury feed, which can differ from the league's official report on a player.
- The season is young. Part of the early rise may be the feed settling into game-day updates rather than new injuries.