Harden, the Lakers and the Week Ahead

Depth Chart Updates

Now that we have some games, let’s update the depth chart again. The biggest changes were the fallout of the James Harden trade. There were no new major injuries, though Andrew Bynum, Danny Granger and Nene Hilario have undetermined timelines. Amar’e Stoudemire return was pushed out to 6 to 8 weeks after he had surgery on his ruptured cyst and as mentioned previously, Eric Gordon‘s return has been delayed for 4 to 6 weeks. Hedo Turkoglu broke his hand Friday night; his timeline is not yet known. Brandon Rush damaged his knee and may miss several months.

Andrew Bogut and George Hill returned. Danilo Galinari, Manu Ginobili, Steve Nash, Chris Kaman, Patrick Patterson and Kevin Seraphin missed some time but should be fine for the upcoming week. Below are some changes I want to highlight. The additions in particular should interest deep leaguers:

Cleveland: placed Alonzo Gee as starter and C.J. Miles as reserve — expect this situation to change weekly

Denver: placed Kosta Koufos as starter and Javale McGee as reserve

Detroit: Added Kyle Singler and removed Austin Daye

Golden State: added Richard Jefferson and removed Charles Jenkins

Houston: added James Harden, Daequan Cook, Greg Smith and Marcus Morris

Miami: added Mike Miller and removed Josh Harrellson

New Orleans: added Roger Mason

Oklahoma City: added Kevin Martin and Hasheem Thabeet

Phoenix: added P.J. Tucker and removed Wesley Johnson

Portland: added Jared Jeffries and removed Joel Freeland

Toronto: added Alan Anderson and removed Linas Kleiza

Utah: added DeMarre Carroll and removed Alec Burks

Toughest omission is J.J. Barea, who was the best player for Minnesota in their home opener and is a popular add in shallow leagues.

For the full the depth chart including the walking wounded, please click here.