How the card is graded
- 15+Rotation players only: 15 minutes a game over at least three games for that team. 333 missed games so far.
- OutThe moment our log saw him switch to "Out" before that game. The log reads the injury feed every 15 minutes.
- 24 hA full day of warning scores 100, six hours scores 25, never listed scores 0. A team's grade is the average.
The countdown to tip-off
Every face is a game a rotation player missed, placed at the moment his team had him ruled out. Further left means more warning. Teams with fewer than 5 absences are listed without a grade.
- 8
- 8
- 23
+54
- 12
- 5
- 7
1 - 14
4
- 9
3
- 12
4
- 3
- 1
1 
- 2
- 1
Late scratches
Rotation players ruled out less than two hours before tip-off, latest first.
- Morez Johnson Jr.DAL vs IND · Mon, Nov 9 · 17 min a game1.4 h
- Scottie BarnesTOR vs MEM · Mon, Nov 9 · 33 min a game1.4 h
- Immanuel QuickleyTOR vs MEM · Mon, Nov 9 · 32 min a game1.2 h
- Collin Murray-BoylesTOR vs MEM · Mon, Nov 9 · 22 min a game1.2 h
- Austin ReavesLAL vs ATL · Mon, Nov 9 · 36 min a game1.2 h
Moussa DiabateCHA vs CLE · Mon, Nov 9 · 29 min a game1.5 h- Bilal CoulibalyWAS vs DET · Mon, Nov 9 · 26 min a game42 min
Domantas SabonisSAC vs MIA · Sun, Nov 8 · 36 min a game35 min
Never on the report
Rotation players who sat without ever appearing on the injury feed, most minutes first. Rest days and coach's decisions land here.
Javon SmallMEM · 7 games, latest vs IND Wed, Nov 4 · 21 min a game7×
Danny WolfBKN · 5 games, latest vs NYK Mon, Nov 2 · 23 min a game5×
Terance MannBKN · 5 games, latest vs NYK Mon, Nov 2 · 16 min a game5×- Leaky BlackSAC · 4 games, latest vs MEM Sat, Oct 31 · 19 min a game4×
Trendon WatfordNOP · 4 games, latest vs DEN Wed, Oct 28 · 18 min a game4×
Mo BambaUTA · 4 games, latest vs DAL Fri, Nov 6 · 17 min a game4×- Micah PeavyOKC · 4 games, latest vs PHX Mon, Oct 26 · 17 min a game4×
Jordan PooleNOP · 3 games, latest vs LAC Sun, Nov 8 · 20 min a game3×
- 47%
Of 333 games missed by NBA rotation players this season, 157 (47%) were known a full day before tip-off, according to Hoops Nightly's injury log.
- 2.1 h
When an NBA team rules a rotation player out on game day, it does so a median 2.1 h before tip-off (112 game-day calls this season).
- 12/100
The Philadelphia 76ers give the least warning in the NBA: 8 of their 8 rotation absences were called on game day or never listed.
Source: Hoops Nightly, The Report Card (as of Mon, Nov 9): https://hoopsnightly.com/report-card (CC BY 4.0)More from our own data
- Milestone TrackerCareer marks about to fall, and the game they should fall in
- Defense vs PositionWhat every defense allows to guards, forwards and centers
- On/off calculatorAny team with or without any player, in net rating
- The Injury WaveRotation minutes lost to injury, day by day
- Day-to-day, measuredHow often a day-to-day player misses the next game
- The LedgerTrade and signing reports, checked against what happened
- The MarginRole changes and lineup anomalies the box score hides
- The Clutch MapWhere shots go, and who makes them, in the last five minutes of close games
- ComebacksThe biggest rallies, and how safe a lead really is
- The Real FiveThe best lineups with garbage time taken out
- Lineup SurprisesExpected starters who didn't start, and every team's starting-five barcode
- The Value BoardWhat every player costs per win
- Wins LostWhat absences have already cost every team
- The Second NightWhat really changes on the second night of a back-to-back
What to keep in mind
- Statuses come from ESPN's injury feed, read every 15 minutes, which can differ from the league's official report. A status that changed and changed back between two reads is not seen.
- "Never listed" is not an accusation: rest days, illness the morning of the game and coach's decisions all end up there.
- A player out for weeks counts once per game he misses, always as "a day ahead". Long injuries lift a grade, so read the counts beside it.
- The season is young and each team has a handful of absences. A grade can move a full letter on one bad night.
Full method · What day-to-day really means · The Injury Wave