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When will they return? Week 7 Injury Watch

TEAM	INJURIES
	Markelle Fultz (Shoulder), Alexis Ajinca (Knee), Justin Patton (Toe), Allen Crabbe (Kbee), Fultz is no longer experiencing soreness in his right shoulder and that the scapular muscle imbalance is resolved. We can probably see him return in January, Crabbe is better but the Hawks held him on precautions. Patton had his G-League debut last friday and Ajinca had knee surgery and we won't see him anytime soon
	Cameron Payne (Foot), A.J. Hammons (G-League), Danilo Gallinari (Buttocks), Cameron will probably targeting some point in February and Gallinari had a left glute contusion. Both guys can't stay up
	Dorian Finney-Smith (Knee), Lucas Nogueira (Calf), Nick Young (Concussion), Nogueira out with a calf injury but he is making progress to return next week. Another guy returning soon is Nick Young who got a concussion. On other hand Finney-Smith (left knee quadriceps tendinitis) is making progress and "could be back to 100 percent at some point this month."
	Frank Jackson (Foot), Harry Giles (Knees), January is the key word for both guys. Jackson has begun spot shooting and limited ball-handling, with the goal of ramping up his activity in early January. "I feel great," Jackson said. "I've been to the doctor ... and everything looks good. My foot's healing. It's almost healed, pretty much. Giles is being hold up by the Hornets "measured and sustained progression plan" to improve his strength.
	Damian Jones (CD), Nicolas Brussino (CD), Dewayne Dedmon (Leg), Stephen Curry (Ankle), Joakim Noah (CD), The big concern here is Curry. He went through shooting drills and will be re-evaluated next Tuesday. Dedmon is progressing and we probably will see him back on Christmas. Noah is just waiting for his buy out.
	Milos Teodosic (Foot), Terrence Ross (Knee), Tony Allen (Knee), Teodosic is not 100% and might return only next week. Terrence Ross is going to miss a "significant amount of time" with a right knee injury. His sprained his right knee’s medial collateral ligament and suffered a non-displaced fracture of his right tibial plateau. An MRI confirmed the diagnosis and there is no timetable for his return. Another knee problem is Tony Allen. He has been diagnosed with a non-displaced left proximal fibula fracture and is expected to miss the next 3-4 weeks of action.
	Jonathan Isaac (Ankle), Paul Millsap (Wrist), Nerlens Noel (Thumb), Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (Personal), Isaac isn't playing since week 1 or 2, but his practice is going well and we will see him back next week.  On Milsap he said "Once the cast comes off I’m just rehabbing trying to get the range of motion back, get it strengthened back up," he said. "I’m hoping it will take a few weeks, or it might take a month – however long the training staff tells me it will take is how long I’ve got to wait." Millsap added that he has "no idea" when he will return, but vowed to be back as soon as possible. Noel has a thumb injury which will keep him out until January. KCP's DUI will hold him from leaving Texas for long time.
	Troy Williams (Knee), Right knee MCL sprain. Williams will probably be out for a long time.
	Jabari Parker (Knee), Jon Leuer (Ankle), Tyler Lydon (G-League), Bruno Caboclo (G-League), Derrick Jones Jr. (Waived in NBA), Parker is returning soon as said a source: "He is running hard, cutting hard, doing pull up jumpers and making crisp, sharp spin moves while working out behind closed doors at the Pistons". So Pistons is holding him for few weeks. Jon Leuer on other hand is hard to predict but as his coach said it could be mid January.
	Good news... nothing to report
	Isaiah Thomas (Hip), Mindaugas Kuzminskas (Waived in NBA), Hassan Whiteside (Knee), Timothy Hardaway (Leg), Arron Afflalo (Back), Thomas has been making solid progress in his rehab, and the next step in his recovery will be going through 5-on-5 drills. He's on track to get back to the court by January, Whiteside went through some on-court work on Thursday, and he's now two weeks into his initial 1-2 week timetable which is a good news. THJ will be out until next week update, he is timeable is unsure since they don't know whether he has a stress reaction or stress fracture . Affalo is having back spasms, no timeable but soon.
	Sheldon Mac (Achilles), Matthew Dellavedova (Knee), Blake Griffin (Leg), Brandan Wright (Groin), Marcus Morris (Knee), Mac is out of the season. Griffin is targeting late January but Pacers have no rush. Wright is so injury prone that rotoworld don't even bother to show him on the injury list. Morris has a sore left knee which doesn't need surgery and he can be back in two weeks.
	Tristan Thompson (Calf), DAngelo Russell (Knee), Cody Zeller (Knee), Dennis Smith (Hip), Devin Booker (Groin), Thompson will return next week after a long time out.  No timetable  for Russel but he said "Every day has been a grind. I’d rather be back sooner than later. It’s a day-to-day process and I’m attacking it every day," . Cody Zeller underwent successful surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee and is targeting late January. Smith is having prior games workouts and is solid to return soon. Devin Booker has a timetable to return early in January.
	Rodney McGruder (Leg), Luol Deng (CD), Meyers Leonard (Illness), DeMarre Carroll (Rest), McGruder had a left tibia surgery and will return after the All Star Break. Leonard is sick. Carroll needs some rest aswel
	Dante Exum (Shoulder), Terrance Ferguson (CD), Raul Neto (Concussion), Georgios Papagiannis (CD), Exum can loses this season. Ferguson and Papagiannis are not even on NBA's team rotation and Neto had a concussion and can return next week
	Everybody good here
	Zach LaVine (Knee), Iman Shumpert (Knee), CJ Miles (Shoulder),
	Glenn Robinson III (Ankle), Wayne Selden Jr. (Quadriceps), Zaza Pachulia (Shoulder), Evan Fournier (Ankle), Justise Winslow (Knee), GRIII is cleared to run but yet no timetable for his return. Waybe Selden with a quad tendinopathy is yet to start his season. He has no timetable as well. Pachulia returned to practice and might return soon. Not the case of Fournier who is not start practicing with the team, so no timetable.  Winslow however can return next week
	Chinanu Onuaku (G-League), Caleb Swanigan (CD), Khem Birch (G-League), Not even on NBA rotation so they are out.
	Jason Terry (Calf), Kyle Anderson (Knee), Luc Mbah a Moute (Shoulder), Terry is close to return. Kyle Anderson is expected to miss the next 2-3 weeks of action with a sprained MCL in his left knee. Luc Mbah a Moute's MRI revealed no significant damage in his shoulder, and the Rockets are optimistic that he'll return in 2-3 weeks.
	Juan Hernangomez (CD), Draymond Green (Shoulder), Green shoulder is not recovering so quick but won't hold him for more than 2 weeks.
	Tony Snell (Knee), Tony Bradley (CD), Lauri Markkanen (Back), Derrick White (G-League), Tony Snell (left patellar tendinitis) can return next week and Markkanen is having back issues since last week and can yet return this year.
	Avery Bradley (Hip), Bradley injury is not so serious and can return anytime soon.
	Davon Reed (Knee), Gordon Hayward (Ankle), Nemanja Bjelica (Foot), Reed is expected to return in January. Hayward is out of the season and Bjelica is "still a week away or so" 2 week i guess.
	Brandon Knight (Knee), Justin Anderson (Shin), Thomas Bryant (G-League), Furkan Korkmaz (G-League), Austin Rivers (Concussion), Knight will miss the entire season. Justin Anderson is very close to return. Rivers can be back anytime this month..
	Alan Williams (Knee), Patrick Beverley (Knee), Mike Conley (Achilles), Alan Willaims had a knee surgery and will be out until March. Beverley is out of the season and Conley is out since last month and could return after the Christmas only.
	Mike Muscala (Ankle), Mirza Teletovic (Knee), Okaro White (Foot), Muscala is yet to debut this season and has no timetable to be back. The new signed Teletubi... Teletovic had a pulmonary emboli in both lungs. Doctors gave him 10 days rest. And White has no time to return
	Solomon Hill (Hamstring), Tyson Chandler (Personal), Ivan Rabb (G-League), Solomon Hill (torn hamstring) could be back on the court as soon as February. Tyson Chandler had some personal matters.
	Derrick Rose (Ankle), Sean Kilpatrick (Waived in NBA), Rose you know... wheelchair. No timetable. And Kilpatrick got waived.
	Seth Curry (Leg), Jeremy Lin (Knee), Seth Curry said he still has to get to the point where he can work out on the leg on a regular basis. He is working out and targeting late January. Lin is progressing well but is out of the season

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