NBA Players Sitting Out of Season Restart: See Full List By Team and How Odds Have Changed
By Mitch Robson in NBA Basketball
Updated: March 19, 2021 at 10:46 am EDTPublished:
- We’re tracking which players have decided to opt-out of the Orlando bubble season re-start due to various reasons
- You can also see which additions and subtractions to rosters around the league have affected teams odds in the championship, conference and playoff races
- This chart will be updated frequently as news continues to come down about NBA player movement leading to the season’s resumption
With the NBA season tentatively set to resume on July 30th amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, news has begun to trickle in about various players opting to skip the Orlando bubble return to play format.
Whether it be for medical, financial or personal reasons – we’ve already seen multiple players opt-out of suiting up in the 22 team format, with more surely to follow.
We will be tracking player news on opt-outs and their replacement signings in the table below right up until the NBA kicks off in central Florida.
NBA Players Sitting Out and Signed for Season Restart in Orlando
| Team | Players Sitting Out | Players Signed |
|---|---|---|
| Boston Celtics | Gordon Hayward (Will leave bubble in September for birth of child) | N/A |
| Brooklyn Nets | DeAndre Jordan (COVID-19 positive test)
Wilson Chandler (Family health concerns) Kyrie Irving (Injury rehab, social reform) Kevin Durant (Injury rehab) Nic Claxton (Shoulder surgery on Jun. 26th) Spencer Dinwiddie (COVID-19 positive tests) Taurean Prince (COVID-19 positive test) |
Tyler Johnson (1-yr, $212k)
Justin Anderson (1-yr, $196k) Jamal Crawford (1-yr, $289k)
|
| Dallas Mavericks | Willie Cauley-Stein (Family health concerns) | Trey Burke (1-yr, $229k) |
| Denver Nuggets | N/A | PJ Dozier (1-yr, $183k)
Tyler Cook (2-way contract) |
| Houston Rockets | Thabo Sefolosha (Family health concerns) | David Nwaba (1-yr, $903k – 2020 club option)
Luc Mbah a Moute(1-yr, $289k) |
| Indiana Pacers | Victor Oladipo (Re-injury/health concerns) | N/A |
| L.A. Clippers | N/A | Joakim Noah (1-yr, $289k) |
| L.A. Lakers | Avery Bradley (Family health concerns) | J.R. Smith (1-yr, $289k) |
| Memphis Grizzlies | Justise Winslow (Hip injury) | Anthony Tolliver (1-yr, $289k) |
| Miami Heat | N/A | N/A |
| Milwaukee Bucks | N/A | N/A |
| New Orleans Pelicans | N/A | N/A |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | N/A | Lugentz Dort (4-yr, $5.4m) |
| Orlando Magic | Al-Farouq Aminu (Rehab)
Markelle Fultz (Personal matter) |
N/A |
| Philadelphia 76ers | N/A | Ryan Broekhoff (1-yr, $163k) |
| Phoenix Suns | N/A | Cam Payne (2-yr, $2.1m) |
| Portland Trail Blazers | Trevor Ariza (Family reasons) | Jaylen Adams (1-yr, $163k) |
| Sacramento Kings | N/A | Corey Brewer (1-yr, $289k) |
| San Antonio Spurs | N/A | Tyler Zeller (1-yr, $245k) |
| Toronto Raptors | N/A | N/A |
| Utah Jazz | N/A | N/A |
| Washington Wizards | Davis Bertans (Hitting Free Agency)
Bradley Beal (Shoulder injury) |
Jerian Grant (1-yr, $196k)
Jared Uthoff (1-year, $196k) |
Table last updated July 21st
- The Grizzlies odds to make the playoffs remained at -140 despite the loss of a key cog in Justise Winslow on July 21st
- After his signing, Michael Beasley tested positive for COVID-19 prior to embarking on his trip to the bubble, and will be replaced by Brooklyn
- As Spencer Dinwiddie and Taurean Prince join the Nets long list of other inactives for the restart they’re still securely favored to make the playoffs at -3500 odds. Their odds to win the Eastern conference have fallen to +8000
- Bradley Beal’s injury has all but ended the Wizards faint hopes at making the playoffs in the East, as their odds to make the postseason have fallen to +2300.
- Gordon Hayward has announced he will leave the bubble to accompany his wife for the birth of their 4th child regardless of the Celtics standing in September. Their odds to win the East remained +700 after the announcement on July 3rd
- Despite swapping the defensive prowess of Avery Bradley for the offensive-minded game of J.R. Smith the Lakers are still +240 favorites for the 2020 title
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Mitch graduated from Ryerson University's Sport Media program in June of 2018, and has been with SBD since 2019. He's worked in broadcast and digital for the Score, Sportsnet, TSN & CBC and has done play-by-play work for basketball at all levels including NCAA, Pan Am Games & U Sports.
