| Team | Player | POS | Status | Date Reported | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Hawks | Kobe Bufkin | SG | Out For Season – Shoulder | Tue, Dec 17 | The Hawks said on Wednesday (Dec. 18) that Bufkin will undergo surgery to address a right shoulder instability and will miss the rest of the season. |
| Atlanta Hawks | Jalen Johnson | SF | Out For Season – Shoulder | Tue, Jan 28 | Johnson was diagnosed on Wednesday (Jan. 29) with a torn labrum in his left shoulder and will miss the rest of the season, league sources tell NBA reporter Chris Haynes. |
| Atlanta Hawks | Larry Nance Jr. | PF | Out For Season – Knee | Tue, Mar 25 | The Hawks announced on Wednesday (Mar. 27) that Nance Jr. will miss the rest of the season while recovering from a right medial femoral condyle fracture. |
| Boston Celtics | Jayson Tatum | PF | Out For Season – Lower Leg | Mon, May 12 | Tatum will miss the rest of the season after undergoing surgery to repair a torn left Achilles tendon Tuesday (May. 13), Shams Charania of ESPN reports. |
| Brooklyn Nets | De Anthony Melton | PG | Out For Season – Acl | Tue, Nov 19 | Melton will undergo season-ending surgery on his left ACL, the team announced Wednesday (Nov. 20). |
| Brooklyn Nets | Cam Thomas | SG | Out For Season – Hamstring | Fri, Mar 14 | The Nets announced on Saturday (Mar. 15) that Thomas will miss the remainder of the season due to a left hamstring strain. |
| Brooklyn Nets | Noah Clowney | PF | Out For Season – Ankle | Tue, Apr 1 | Nets coach Jordi Fernandez said Wednesday (Apr. 3) that Clowney will miss the remainder of the 2024-25 regular season, C.J. Holmes of the New York Daily News reports. |
| Charlotte Hornets | Grant Williams | PF | Out For Season – Acl | Tue, Dec 10 | The Hornets announced on Wednesday (Dec. 11) that Williams underwent successful surgery to repair multiple tears in his knee, including the ACL, per ESPN’s Shams Charania. He is expected to return in 9 to 12 months. |
| Charlotte Hornets | Brandon Miller | PG | Out For Season – Wrist | Wed, Jan 22 | The Hornets announced Friday (Jan. 23) that Miller underwent surgery to repair a torn scapholunate ligament in his right wrist and will miss the remainder of the 2024-25 season. |
| Charlotte Hornets | Tre Mann | PG | Out For Season – Back | Wed, Jan 29 | Mann has been ruled out for the rest of the 2024-25 season, according to Spencer Percy of Buzz Beat Podcast. |
| Charlotte Hornets | Lamelo Ball | PG | Out For Season – Ankle | Tue, Apr 1 | The Hornets announced Wednesday (Apr. 2) that Ball has undergone successful surgeries on his right wrist and right ankle, according to Roderick Boone of The Charlotte Observer. |
| Chicago Bulls | Ayo Dosunmu | SG | Out For Season – Shoulder | Wed, Apr 16 | Dosunmu said on Thursday (Apr. 17) that he is no longer wearing a brace and expects to resume 5-on-5 practice in August, per K.C. Johnson of Chicago Sports Network. |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | Darius Garland | PG | Out For Season – Toe | Sun, Jun 8 | Cleveland Cavaliers star Darius Garland underwent surgery to repair great toe injury and is likely to miss time to start the 2025-26 season, According to Shams Charania. |
| Dallas Mavericks | Kyrie Irving | SG | Out For Season – Knee | Tue, Apr 15 | The Mavericks have optimism that Irving could be ready to make his 2025-26 debut in January, Shams Charania of ESPN reports. |
| Dallas Mavericks | Olivier Maxence Prosper | PF | Out For Season – Wrist | Wed, Mar 12 | The Mavericks announced on Thursday (Mar. 13) that Prosper has been ruled out for the remainder of the 2024-25 season after undergoing surgery to repair a right wrist injury. |
| Denver Nuggets | Daron Holmes Ii | PF | Out For Season – Achilles | Sat, Feb 22 | Nuggets HC Michael Malone said that Holmes was able to participate in portions of Wednesday’s (Feb. 19) practice, as per Brendan Vogt of TheDNVR.com reports. |
| Indiana Pacers | Isaiah Jackson | C | Out For Season – Calf | Fri, Nov 1 | The Indiana Pacers announced C Isaiah Jackson has sustained a torn right Achilles tendon in Friday’s (Nov. 1) game versus the Pelicans and will be out for the remainder of the season, per Shams Charania of ESPN. |
| Indiana Pacers | Jarace Walker | PF | Out – Ankle | Sat, Jun 14 | The Pacers have listed Walker as Out for Monday’s (Jun. 16) Game 5 of the NBA Finals against the Thunder. |
| Memphis Grizzlies | Brandon Clarke | PF | Out For Season – Knee | Sun, Mar 30 | The Grizzlies announced Monday (Mar. 31) that Clarke won’t require surgery to address a high-grade PCL sprain in his right knee and is expected to make a full recovery prior to the 2025-26 regular season. |
| Memphis Grizzlies | Jaylen Wells | SG | Out For Season – Wrist | Thu, Apr 10 | The Grizzlies announced on Friday (Apr. 11) that Wells appears to have a broken right wrist, concussion, and facial laceration. He is expected to miss the rest of the season. |
| Memphis Grizzlies | Zach Edey | C | Out For Season – Ankle | Fri, Jun 6 | Edey will likely miss the beginning of the 2025-26 NBA season, Edey re-sprained his left ankle in an offseason workout this week and will undergo surgery to re-stabilize the ankle, According to Chams Chrania of ESPN. |
| Miami Heat | Dru Smith | SG | Out For Season – Achilles | Thu, Dec 26 | The Heat announced on Friday (Dec. 27) that Smith underwent successful surgery to repair a ruptured left achilles tendon. He will miss the remainder of the season. |
| Milwaukee Bucks | Damian Lillard | PG | Out For Season – Leg | Sun, Apr 27 | Damian Lillard has been diagnosed with a torn left Achilles tendon. An MRI today revealed the severity ending his season, sources tell ShamsCharania. |
| New Orleans Pelicans | Dejounte Murray | PG | Out For Season – Leg | Thu, Jan 30 | Murray suffered a torn right Achilles tendon during Friday’s (Jan. 31) game against the Celtics and will now miss the rest of the season, per Shams Charania of ESPN.com. |
| New Orleans Pelicans | Herbert Jones | SF | Out For Season – Shoulder | Tue, Feb 25 | The Pelicans announced that Jones underwent successful surgery Wednesday’s (Feb. 12) to repair a torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder. |
| New Orleans Pelicans | Zion Williamson | PF | Out For Season – Back | Sun, Mar 30 | The Pelicans announced Monday (Mar. 31) that Williamson won’t play for the rest of the 2024-25 season. |
| New Orleans Pelicans | Cj Mccollum | PG | Out For Season – Foot | Sun, Mar 30 | The Pelicans announced Monday (Mar. 31) that McCollum will miss the remainder of the 2024-25 season. |
| New Orleans Pelicans | Trey Murphy | SF | Out For Season – Shoulder | Sun, Mar 16 | The Pelicans announced on Monday (Mar. 17) that Murphy III has been diagnosed with a torn labrum and partial tear of the rotator cuff in his right shoulder and will miss the remainder of the 2024-25 season. |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | Nikola Topic | PG | Out For Season – Acl | Sat, Jan 11 | Topic was spotted taking part in light shooting drills on the court prior to the Thunder’s 105-92 win over the Celtics last Sunday (Jan. 12), as per Clemente Almanza of USA Today. |
| Orlando Magic | Moritz Wagner | C | Out For Season – Knee | Wed, Jan 8 | The Magic announced that Wagner underwent successful surgery to repair a torn ACL in his left knee Wednesday (Jan. 8) and will miss the remainder of the 2024-25 season. |
| Orlando Magic | Jalen Suggs | PG | Out For Season – Quad | Mon, Mar 3 | The Magic announced on Tuesday (Mar. 4) that Suggs has been ruled out for the remainder of the 2024-25 campaign after undergoing successful surgery. |
| Philadelphia 76ers | Jared Mccain | SG | Out For Season – Meniscus | Wed, Jan 8 | The 76ers confirmed on Thursday (Jan. 9) in a press release that McCain will miss the remainder of the 2024-25 season, per Kyle Neubeck of AllPHLY.com. |
| Philadelphia 76ers | Eric Gordon | SG | Out For Season – Wrist | Wed, Feb 26 | The 76ers announced on Thursday (Feb. 27) that Gordon will be re-evaluated in three months after undergoing successful wrist surgery, as per Keith Pompey of The Philadelphia Inquirer. |
| Philadelphia 76ers | Paul George | PF | Out For Season – Groin | Sun, Mar 16 | George received injections in his left adductor muscle and left knee on Monday and has been ruled out for the rest of the season, sources tell ESPN. George is expected to be out at least six weeks. |
| Philadelphia 76ers | Tyrese Maxey | PG | Out For Season – Finger | Tue, Apr 1 | Philadelphia 76ers star Tyrese Maxey is ultimately ruled out for the 2024-25 season with a finger tendon injury, Shams Charania of ESPN reported. |
| Philadelphia 76ers | Joel Embiid | C | Out For Season – Knee | Thu, Apr 10 | The 76ers announced on Friday (Apr. 11) that Embiid had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee and will be re-evaluated in approximately six weeks, per Sr. NBA Writer Marc J. Spears. |
| Phoenix Suns | Kevin Durant | PF | Out For Season – Ankle | Thu, Apr 10 | HC Mike Budenholzer said Friday (Apr. 11) that Durant will not play in the Suns’ regular-season finale against the Kings on Sunday, as per Duane Rankin of The Arizona Republic. |
| Portland Trail Blazers | Bryce Mcgowens | SG | Out For Season – Rib | Wed, Mar 26 | The Trail Blazers announced on Wednesday (Mar. 26) that McGowens will miss the rest of the regular season due to a right rib fracture. |
| San Antonio Spurs | Victor Wembanyama | C | Out For Season – Shoulder | Wed, Mar 26 | HC of the French National team, Frederic Fauthoux, said Thursday (Mar. 27) that Wembanyama underwent surgery on the deep vein thrombosis in his right shoulder and is feeling fine, as per Jeff Garcia of KENS 5 San Antonio. |
| San Antonio Spurs | De Aaron Fox | PG | Out For Season – Hand | Wed, Mar 12 | The Spurs announced on Thursday (Mar. 13) that Fox will undergo season-ending surgery to repair tendon damage in his left pinkie finger. |
| Toronto Raptors | Gradey Dick | SG | Out For Season – Knee | Thu, Apr 3 | Dick is out for the remainder of the 2024-25 regular season, according to Ryan Wolstat of the Toronto Sun. |
| Toronto Raptors | Ulrich Chomche | PF | Out For Season – Knee | Mon, Apr 14 | Head coach Darko Rajakovic anticipates watching Chomche play in the Las Vegas Summer League in July, according to Esfandiar Baraheni of The Athletic. |
| Utah Jazz | Taylor Hendricks | PF | Out For Season – Fibula | Tue, Nov 5 | Hendricks underwent surgery on Wednesday (Nov. 6) to repair a fractured right fibula and dislocated right ankle, per Andy Larsen of The Salt Lake Tribune. |
| Utah Jazz | Jordan Clarkson | SG | Out For Season – Foot | Wed, Mar 26 | Clarkson will miss the rest of the season for the Jazz after having a procedure to address the plantar fasciitis in his left foot, per Sr. NBA writer Marc J. Spears. |
| Utah Jazz | Cody Williams | SG | Out For Season – Illness | Tue, Apr 1 | The Jazz announced on Wednesday (Apr. 2) that Williams tested positive for mononucleosis, ruling him out for the remainder of the season, according to Ben Anderson of KSL News Salt Lake City. |
| Washington Wizards | Bilal Coulibaly | SF | Out For Season – Hamstring | Wed, Mar 12 | The Wizards said on Thursday (Mar. 13) that Coulibaly will be out approximately four-to-six weeks following a right hamstring injury sustained in the first quarter of Monday’s (Mar. 10) game against Toronto. |
| Washington Wizards | Corey Kispert | SF | Out For Season – Thumb | Mon, Mar 17 | Kispert underwent successful surgery on his left thumb on Tuesday (Mar. 18) and is expected to make a full recovery and be ready for the start of next season. |
| Washington Wizards | Khris Middleton | SF | Out For Season – Knee | Thu, Apr 10 | HC Brian Keefe said Friday (Apr. 11) that Middleton is unlikely to return this season, according to Varun Shankar of The Washington Post. |
How to Use Our NBA Injury Report to Handicap Pro Basketball
If you are going to bet on the NBA, you need to be checking the injury report on a daily basis. The problem is there’s not a lot of sites out there you can trust or are too slow with updating the information.
Most will just list the player injured and what is keeping him out. That’s solid information, but there’s so much more too it. We take it a step further.
You will be able to see the day the player was sidelined. That allows you to take a quick look at how his absence has effected the play of the team. You can also use it to see if a team was hit hard with injuries at the same time or if they were spread out over a longer period.
We also note the position, so you can see if a club has been hit hard at one spot. Another feature is the perceived impact of that specific player being out.
Lastly, we show a players current status. Why? Because we don’t just remove players immediately after they return from being sidelined. This allows you to look at injuries a whole different way, as a lot of people don’t make the proper adjustments for players returning to the lineup.
Expert Betting Tips on Handicapping NBA Injuries This Season
Now, let’s take a quick look at how you can use that information to start cashing more tickets. Simply knowing who is in and who is out is going to increase your chances of winning.
The big key is accurately predicting how the oddsmakers are going to adjust the odds. Some players are going to shift the line more than others. The bigger the superstar the bigger the expected movement.
Not every player who is out of the lineup is going to shift the betting line. The biggest thing to keep in mind is the books are going to set their odds to try and take advantage of the public.
If they think the public is going to rush to bet against a team that just lost a player, they will over-adjust in their favor.
Let’s say if everyone was healthy the books had “Team A” as a 5-point favorite over “Team B”. Before the game “Team B” loses a starter (second best player). The books know the public is going to be on “Team A” given this news. While they might only think that player is worth 1-2 points on the spread, they might jump ‘Team A” up to a 9-point favorite.
I’m not saying the public will always be wrong. Sometimes the over-adjustment won’t be enough to make up for the loss of a player. For example, anytime time LeBron James sits out, it’s hard not to take the other side, regardless of the inflation.
Where you can really make your money is by focusing more on the non-superstars. The guys who do a lot of the dirty work or simply good players who don’t get the recognition. Oddsmakers typically aren’t going to do much with the line when these guys are out. This is where you can find the value going to the other direction.
This is just one step in becoming an expert NBA handicapper. There’s so much more that goes into handicapping the NBA than just what players are on the floor. You have to look at other things like rest situations and home court advantage.
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