Bradley Beal's knee and Kobe Sanders' hip both list today as a return target, the date of a preseason game at Toronto. Brandon Ingram's Achilles and Max Strus's foot injury keep both out into November, and Jordan Miller's shoulder sets a target date in March 2027.
Day-to-day tags for Sanders and Beal reach their target date today.
Bradley Beal and Kobe Sanders carry matching day-to-day tags into the preseason game at Toronto, each with a return target of October 10. Jordan Miller's shoulder injury is a longer story: his target date is March 1, 2027, effectively the whole season. Ingram's Achilles points to November 1 and Strus's foot to November 2, so camp's health picture clears player by player rather than all at once.
Lopez's minutes have climbed as rotations settle.
Brook Lopez is playing eight more minutes a night than he was three games ago, scoring accordingly, in what looks like a bigger role for the 38-year-old center. The home game against the Nuggets on NBA TV on October 14 is the next test of whether that workload holds once the games start counting.
The cap sheet still limits what the front office can do.
Payroll sits at $193.7 million, above the $165.0 million cap and below the $200.4 million luxury tax line, with Darius Garland's $42.2 million and Brandon Ingram's $40.0 million the two largest deals. Two future opening-round picks are forfeited outright, four more carry swap rights across 2027, 2028 and 2030, and second-round picks are already owed to Utah and San Antonio — the toll from the league's ruling in the Leonard trade.
The schedule turns real in eleven days, health permitting.
Today's game at Toronto follows a preseason win over the Warriors on October 4, with one more preseason date, October 14 against the Nuggets, before the schedule turns real on October 21 against the Kings and a trip across town to face the Lakers two days later. Whether Ingram's Achilles and Strus's foot are ready by then is the open question over a roster still waiting on its first competitive minute of the season.
When does Brandon Ingram return from his Achilles injury?
His target date is November 1, 2026, and the team has not moved that date since camp opened.
Are the Clippers paying the luxury tax this season?
Not yet. Payroll is $193.7 million, above the $165.0 million salary cap but below the $200.4 million tax line.
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