It's been a week and a half of injury hell to start the NBA season and the bodies keep dropping. What hurts more is the caliber of players falling victim to unfortunate circumstances. Anthony Edwards, Jalen Williams, Paolo Banchero, Kawhi Leonard, Jalen Duren, Jaren Jackson Jr., Cason Wallace, Jalen Suggs and Ivica Zubac are all out — with a handful of others who haven't played yet. 

Here's who's hurt, how long they might be gone and the viable fantasy replacements. 

Minnesota Timberwolves: Anthony Edwards 

Edwards is set to undergo arthroscopic surgery on his right knee and is expected to miss up to two months, according to ESPN's Shams Charania. That's a gut punch after a start that included two 40-plus-point games, including 47 in Monday's overtime loss at Cleveland. He had been playing through knee pain and fantasy managers will be disappointed to have to stash him on IR until at least January. In what looked like the start of an MVP-like campaign, Edwards won't be eligible for seasonal awards but hopefully will return during the second half of the season to help the Timberwolves (and fantasy managers) get a championship.

Thunder: Jalen Williams, Cason Wallace and Chet Holmgren 

Williams has a dislocated left ankle and a fractured fibula and will need surgery. No recovery timeline has been provided, but J-Dub is likely out for the rest of the season. For fantasy purposes, he's a drop in most leagues unless you have an IL spot that you're not using and want to wait for an update on the slim chances for a return late in the season. 

Wallace has a torn labrum in his left shoulder and will need surgery. He's expected to miss most, if not all, of the season. 

Holmgren is dealing with right knee patellar tendinitis, which has kept him out for one game thus far. By all accounts, Holmgren's injury seems more like a day-to-day issue. Still, fantasy managers need to keep tabs on it. 

Jared McCain (41%) started Monday and had 18 points with 4 3s and he'll be a reliable source of points and 3s going forward. 

Aday Mara (18%) is worth a look in deep leagues, with 11 points and 10 boards in 20 minutes Monday while filling in for Holmgren. Chet remains out on Wednesday, leaving the door open for another Mara stream. 

Orlando Magic: Paolo Banchero and Jalen Suggs

Banchero has a low-grade high-ankle sprain that he suffered against the Timberwolves last week and is expected to miss 4-6 weeks. Jalen Suggs will miss at least the next two weeks after suffering a mild bone bruise in his right knee. The non-contact injury occurred late in the fourth quarter of Sunday's win over the New York Knicks. Suggs will be reevaluated in two weeks and fortunately, there was no structural damage.

Black is coming off a strong season debut, scoring 18 points with 5 3s and 5 assists. Da Silva is averaging 13-2-2 with 3 3s per game in 28 minutes. Jase Richardson (1%) is a deep league option though, he's yet to surpass 20 minutes in any game yet.

Toronto Raptors: Kawhi Leonard

Leonard is expected to miss a period of weeks with swelling in his left knee, per Charania. An MRI revealed no structural damage and Toronto will re-evaluate him in a week. He's posted 19.5 points, 7.5 boards and 3.5 steals in his first two games. The thing about Kawhi is, we don't know what a period of weeks really means. Is this something that will be an in-and-out of the lineup type of deal? Will the ramp-up and rehab management program be enough to alleviate sporadic load management days? This is part of the frustration with drafting Kawhi —  you really don't know when his knee issues will flare up. 

Detroit Pistons: Jalen Duren

Duren will be re-evaluated in two weeks, so he's looking at a return around Nov. 9. Duren was on my avoid list primarily because he missed a majority of the offseason in a contract dispute with Detroit's front office. The few times I watched Duren this summer, he looked like he stayed in shape and was actively working on his game. Fantasy managers took him confidently in the third rounds but perhaps his conditioning wasn't quite where it should've been. To suffer a hamstring injury so early in the season isn't a good look for anyone. Time can heal, so let's be optimistic that we'll see him at full strength by early November.

Utah Jazz: Jaren Jackson Jr. and Lauri Markkanen

Jackson has a torn MCL in his right knee and will miss 6-8 weeks according to Charania. He's out until at least mid-December, but the injury is nothing to play with. The timeline sounds good, but with rehab, minutes restrictions and a ramp-up period required, those steps may make the injury drag out longer than the initial timeline. It was a fluke injury, which makes this even more annoying.

Markkanen left Monday's contest with a wrist injury and did not return. He's listed as day-to-day and is questiolnable for Wednesdsay, so fantasy managers will have to be patient. At least it wasn't anything too serious to keep him out longer.

For the deepest of leagues, Mo Bamba (10%) had 14 points, seven boards and four blocks in his first game of the season. His appeal fades if Jaxson Hayes (shoulder, 19%) and Markkanen return Wednesday.

Indiana Pacers: Ivica Zubac

Zubac rolled his left ankle Sunday against Brooklyn and is out Wednesday against Philadelphia. He's day-to-day as well, but no timetable has been provided for his return to play.

He's not a must-add for me, but someone else to watch is Obi Toppin (30%). Toppin ranks 61st in 9-cat through Tuesday and averages 15.8 points, 5 rebounds and 2.5 3s per game. 

Hurt before the season, still waiting to play

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