Welcome to the Fantasy Basketball Minutes Report. Every week, I will review each team's updated minutes per game to see which players are seeing the court more or less than in previous weeks. With this information in hand, I'll try to discuss any relevant fantasy risers or fallers; players who we should be adding off waivers or removing from our teams.

The charts below are also great for exploring on your own. You can track the minutes over the last three, five, and ten games, and for the entire season, to see which trends stand out to you.

All of this data was made accessible by Kyle Bland, who is incredibly talented and also extremely generous. Be sure to follow him to check out all of his baseball data as well.

Atlanta Hawks

Name	Last 3	Last 5	Last 10
Jalen Johnson	34.6	36.5	35.6
Dyson Daniels	34	34.4	34
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	33.7	33.4	32.7
Onyeka Okongwu	32.8	33.8	34
Trae Young	31.4	31.5	28.2
Vít Krejčí	28	26.8	24.9
Zaccharie Risacher	23.4	22.3	23.5
Luke Kennard	20.8	20.8	19
Kristaps Porziņģis	17.3	17.3	17.3

Kristaps Porziņģis returned on Wednesday after missing 10 games with an illness. The Hawks will take the time to ramp him up, and he will eventually cut into minutes for Vít Krejčí and others. I also wrote an article this week on why the Hawks have been better without Trae Young, but why it's unlikely that they'll be able to trade him for much.

Boston Celtics

Name	Last 3	Last 5	Last 10
Payton Pritchard	36.9	36.1	34.2
Derrick White	36.4	35.3	34.6
Jaylen Brown	34.2	34	34.7
Neemias Queta	26.3	24.9	26.9
Anfernee Simons	22.6	22.3	22.8
Hugo González	20	24.9	19.7
Luka Garza	18.7	21.3	18.1
Sam Hauser	17.9	20.2	20.3

The Celtics have been relatively healthy for the last few weeks, and we've seen very little change in their minutes allotment.

Brooklyn Nets

Name	Last 3	Last 5	Last 10
Michael Porter Jr.	34.3	34.5	33.4
Nic Claxton	31.2	31.2	31
Egor Dëmin	31	30.3	26.5
Noah Clowney	29	29.3	29.9
Terance Mann	27.3	27.7	25.6
Danny Wolf	19.5	19.4	21.9
Cam Thomas	19.3	19.3	19.3
Ziaire Williams	18	16.9	20.7
Ben Saraf	—	—	19.6

The Nets are currently dealing with injuries to Egor Dëmin and Terance Mann, and Ben Saraf has been sent to the G-League, so the rotation could be shaken up a bit this week. However, they did get Cam Thomas back for the last two games, so we should see his minutes tick up a bit over the next few games (if he can play better defense). He could also take over the lead if/when Michael Porter Jr. is traded.

Charlotte Hornets

Name	Last 3	Last 5	Last 10
Brandon Miller	36.7	33.4	33.5
Moussa Diabaté	31.8	31.9	25.4
LaMelo Ball	29.3	27.4	27.1
Sion James	25	23.9	25.1
Kon Knueppel	23.8	26.7	32.2
Tidjane Salaün	22.2	21.9	19
Collin Sexton	21.7	20.3	20.3
Miles Bridges	21	26.3	30.9
Josh Green	17.1	16.4	15.5
Ryan Kalkbrenner	—	—	25.5

Miles Bridges suffered an ankle injury this week, and while it might not be a serious one, I covered the fallout from that in a video this week. I also discussed the injury to Ryan Kalkbrenner and how it has led to an emergence for Moussa Diabaté.

Chicago Bulls

Name	Last 3	Last 5	Last 10
Nikola Vučević	29.7	29.7	29.3
Ayo Dosunmu	25.9	23.5	21.2
Kevin Huerter	25	24.9	24
Isaac Okoro	25	23	23.4
Jalen Smith	24.7	21.7	18.2
Matas Buzelis	24.5	22.3	24.3
Zach Collins	24.4	20.5	18
Tre Jones	23.4	23.6	23.7
Josh Giddey	22	28.2	29.6
Coby White	17.7	23.9	27.2

In a week full of injuries, the Bulls suffered two big ones with both Josh Giddey (hamstring) and Coby White (calf) getting hurt on Monday.I discussed all the repercussions in a video this week.

Cleveland Cavaliers

Name	Last 3	Last 5	Last 10
Darius Garland	28.3	29.9	31.8
Jaylon Tyson	27.5	25.4	27.2
Evan Mobley	25.8	25.7	27.8
Sam Merrill	24.7	25.8	25.8
Jarrett Allen	24.1	24.3	24.6
De'Andre Hunter	22.2	23.9	25.4
Dean Wade	21.8	24	25.2
Craig Porter Jr.	20.3	20.8	14.9

De'Andre Hunter is battling an illness, but his minutes have dipped a bit anyway with Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen both active. There's a chance the Cavs could get Max Strus back in the next two weeks, which would be a big boost for them.

Dallas Mavericks

Name	Last 3	Last 5	Last 10
Cooper Flagg	35.2	36.1	36.9
P.J. Washington	32.4	31.4	32.5
Max Christie	30.7	30.7	26.2
Brandon Williams	30.2	22.5	24
Naji Marshall	27.8	28.8	30.8
Klay Thompson	23.6	25.4	22.5
Daniel Gafford	21.3	19.1	17.2
Dwight Powell	18.5	18.5	18.7
Ryan Nembhard	16.9	21.6	23.8

The Mavericks aren't really a healthy team, but they have been healthy over the last few weeks, so we've seen their rotation stabilize. Brandon Williams is back to being the main point guard, with De'Angelo Russell and Ryan Nembhard splitting back-up minutes. That kills the fantasy value for the latter two.

Denver Nuggets

Name	Last 3	Last 5	Last 10
Jamal Murray	36.3	37.7	35.5
Spencer Jones	35.1	34.5	30.2
Peyton Watson	34.1	33.8	28.2
Tim Hardaway Jr.	30.4	32.3	30.8
Nikola Jokić	28.7	34.1	33.7
Bruce Brown	26	26.5	27.5
Jonas Valančiūnas	16.3	14.7	15.1
Julian Strawther	15.5	13.8	11
DaRon Holmes II	15	15	15

The Nuggets got good news (kinda) on Tuesday when it was revealed that Nikola Jokić will only miss a month with a knee injury. That's obviously a long time, and made doubly disruptive by the fact that his fill-in, Jonas Valančiūnas, said he felt a pop in his calf this week. That would leave the Nuggets without any real center and also without other starters like Aaron Gordon, Cam Johnson, and Christian Braun. These could be a bleak couple of weeks for Denver. My colleague, Kurt Helin, wrote an article about the entire fallout.

Detroit Pistons

Name	Last 3	Last 5	Last 10
Cade Cunningham	34	33.3	33.7
Jalen Duren	26.8	27.3	28.2
Duncan Robinson	26.7	28.5	25.1
Marcus Sasser	24.1	24.1	8.6
Isaiah Stewart	22.5	21.9	23.4
Javonte Green	21.4	21.2	19
Ausar Thompson	20.4	24.9	23.1
Jaden Ivey	20	18.5	17.6
Ronald Holland II	18.9	18.9	19.6
Tobias Harris	18.2	23.4	23.9

Tobias Harris (hip) and Caris LeVert (knee) are both dealing with injuries, and while they aren't considered long-term injuries, they have shifted the minutes usage a bit, especially for Marcus Sasser, who used the Harris injury and mediocre production from Ausar Thompson to sneak into a larger role.

Golden State Warriors

Name	Last 3	Last 5	Last 10
Stephen Curry	34.3	33.4	33.7
Jimmy Butler III	33.2	32.2	33
Draymond Green	28.8	26.3	25
Will Richard	25	20.1	20.6
Brandin Podziemski	23.8	25.4	26.9
De'Anthony Melton	23.2	21.5	19.2
Moses Moody	19.9	24.5	23.6
Al Horford	15	13.8	13.8
Buddy Hield	12.6	9.5	13.7
Quinten Post	12.4	15.2	20.8

The Warriors are relatively healthy, except that Seth Curry is yet another player out with sciatica (what is going on?) Quinnen Post has seen his minutes start to dry up with De'Anthony Melton and Will Richard playing more in smaller lineups.

Houston Rockets

Name	Last 3	Last 5	Last 10
Amen Thompson	34.2	36.5	37.9
Kevin Durant	31.9	34.5	36.7
Jabari Smith Jr.	31.9	32.8	36.8
Alperen Sengun	31.2	33.4	35
Tari Eason	25.3	21.9	21.9
Reed Sheppard	25.2	27.1	27
Steven Adams	23.3	21	21.3
Dorian Finney-Smith	15.2	15.2	15.2
Josh Okogie	12	16.3	21.2

The Rockets got Dorian Finney-Smith back and continued to play Tari Eason more minutes, which has led to a much smaller role for Josh Okogie. Alperen Sengun is also battling a calf injury, and Steven Adams is dealing with an ankle injury, so we'll see if those linger at all.

Indiana Pacers

Name	Last 3	Last 5	Last 10
Pascal Siakam	32.9	32.1	32.9
Bennedict Mathurin	32.5	32.2	32.5
Andrew Nembhard	31.4	31.4	32.2
Aaron Nesmith	24.8	24.8	24.8
Jarace Walker	20.6	19.4	18.9
Ben Sheppard	18.6	18.6	18.6
Jay Huff	17	18.6	21
T.J. McConnell	16.7	17.1	17.1

Isaiah Jackson is dealing with a concussion, but other than that, this Pacers rotation has been pretty consistent for the last few weeks.

Los Angeles Clippers

Name	Last 3	Last 5	Last 10
Kawhi Leonard	37.4	38.2	36.7
James Harden	36.3	36.9	36.8
Brook Lopez	30.6	28.8	22.8
Kris Dunn	28.3	28.4	28.3
Nicolas Batum	26.8	25.1	24.6
John Collins	20.4	25.5	26
Kobe Sanders	19.3	17.7	18.3
Derrick Jones Jr.	19.1	19.1	19.1

The Clippers weirdly went on a nice run after Ivica Zubac got hurt. A lot of that has to do with the recent production from Kawhi Leonard, which I covered in a video this week, but getting Derrick Jones Jr. back has also been a nice boost. The minutes decrease for John Collins can just be chalked up to a recent illness.

Los Angeles Lakers

Name	Last 3	Last 5	Last 10
Luka Dončić	34.1	30.5	34.9
LeBron James	31	31.3	32.9
Deandre Ayton	30.7	29.9	29.3
Jake LaRavia	28.9	30.6	24.9
Rui Hachimura	27	27	30.6
Jarred Vanderbilt	25.4	24.6	20.8
Marcus Smart	24.9	27	27.8
Nick Smith Jr.	20.6	22.8	20
Jaxson Hayes	18.1	18.1	17
Austin Reaves	14.8	18.3	29.8

Austin Reaves is hurt again, which means the Lakers have gone back to using Jake LaRavia for major minutes. Rui Hachimura is also dealing with a calf injury, which is why Jarred Vanderbilt has seen his minutes tick up.

Memphis Grizzlies

Name	Last 3	Last 5	Last 10
Jaren Jackson Jr.	34.1	32.8	31.3
Santi Aldama	33.9	32.2	32.6
Jaylen Wells	29.6	30.6	30.4
Ja Morant	29.1	29.1	26.7
Cedric Coward	28.1	27.3	27.2
Christian Koloko	24.5	18.6	18.6
Cam Spencer	23.6	27.6	29.1
GG Jackson	22	21.6	21.6
Jock Landale	18.3	21.6	24.3
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	16.4	18.3	21.5
Zach Edey	—	—	21.9

With Brandon Clarke and Zach Edey still out, GG Jackson has emerged as a consistent part of the rotation. Injuries to Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (hamstring) and Vince Williams Jr. have also opened up more minutes for Cedric Coward again, and the Grizzlies are even trying to experiment with Christian Koloko as a starting frontcourt player. It hasn't worked great.

Miami Heat

Name	Last 3	Last 5	Last 10
Andrew Wiggins	31.4	30.3	30.9
Norman Powell	29.7	31.9	32.1
Kel'el Ware	28.3	28.1	26
Jaime Jaquez Jr.	28	30.7	30.8
Davion Mitchell	26.7	27.7	29.7
Pelle Larsson	24.2	24.2	20.8
Nikola Jović	23.9	23.9	20.5
Bam Adebayo	21.2	29.6	31.1
Tyler Herro	—	—	34.5

Tyler Herro continues to miss time, and now Pelle Larsson is out with an ankle injury. That has led to more minutes for Nikola Jović, who had a decent outing earlier this week. Bam Adebayo also missed two games with a back injury, but he was back for 21 minutes on Monday, so he should begin to ramp back up to his usual workload.

Milwaukee Bucks

Name	Last 3	Last 5	Last 10
Kevin Porter Jr.	38.6	37.4	36.3
Ryan Rollins	35.1	32.3	28.3
Myles Turner	29.8	29	29.1
AJ Green	29.5	29.9	28.2
Giannis Antetokounmpo	26.1	26.1	26.1
Kyle Kuzma	23.3	26.8	28.2
Bobby Portis	22.6	26.9	27.6
Gary Trent Jr.	17.7	13.5	21.7
Gary Harris	16.9	16.7	16.7

Giannis Antetokounmpo returned this week, and I talked about the fallout to the rotation in a video this week.

Minnesota Timberwolves

Name	Last 3	Last 5	Last 10
Anthony Edwards	33.4	35.9	36.7
Julius Randle	31.2	33.2	33.7
Rudy Gobert	29.8	32.2	32.4
Donte DiVincenzo	27.9	30	32.3
Naz Reid	26	26.2	28.6
Jaden McDaniels	25.9	29.3	30.3
Jaylen Clark	16.4	13.7	13.2
Mike Conley	16.1	17.9	19.1
Bones Hyland	13.8	17.9	19.8

Minnesota has a pretty consolidated six-man rotation, and little has changed. Bones Hyland, Mike Conley, and Jaylen Clark hover on the periphery as the rest of the rotation, but none of them play enough minutes to matter for fantasy leagues.

New Orleans Pelicans

Trey Murphy III	36.3	34.3	34.6
Saddiq Bey	34.3	32	31.2
Zion Williamson	29.1	27.2	25.9
Derik Queen	26.9	25.1	28.2
Jeremiah Fears	26.1	24.4	24.2
Bryce McGowens	23.6	25.5	20.9
Jordan Poole	21.9	24.1	25.8
Kevon Looney	21	21	21
Yves Missi	19.3	17.7	13.6

Herbert Jones is battling an ankle injury that has kept him off the court and led to a brief boost in minutes for Bryce McGowen; however, that has not lasted. Kevin Looney has also returned this week and has played solid minutes off the bench behind Derik Queen. This team is really Queen, Trey Murphy III, and Zion Williamson, when he's healthy, with some solid production from Saddiq Bey sprinkled in at times throughout a given week.

New York Knicks

Name	Last 3	Last 5	Last 10
OG Anunoby	36.5	35.6	35.3
Jalen Brunson	36.3	37	37.3
Mikal Bridges	35.4	36	37.3
Karl-Anthony Towns	31.1	31	31.9
Miles McBride	22.2	22.2	22.2
Jordan Clarkson	19.6	23.5	22
Mitchell Robinson	18.2	20.3	20.4
Tyler Kolek	15.3	20.4	18.9
Kevin McCullar Jr.	13.6	11.3	7.8
Mohamed Diawara	13.3	10.7	9
Josh Hart	—	34.4	33.9

The Knicks welcomed Deuce McBride back from his ankle injury, but now Josh Hart is out. We've also reached a point in the season where the Knicks are playing so many games in a short period of time that head coach Mike Brown has really extended the rotation to include plenty of young guys like Tyler Kolek, Kevin McCullar Jr., and Mohamed Diawara. It won't last, but they've looked solid.

Oklahoma City Thunder

Name	Last 3	Last 5	Last 10
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	31.2	33	33
Jalen Williams	30.2	30.2	30.1
Cason Wallace	28.6	26.5	26.3
Chet Holmgren	28.2	28.5	28.1
Luguentz Dort	23.5	25.1	24.6
Ajay Mitchell	22.2	22.2	22.9
Isaiah Hartenstein	19.7	22.9	23.3
Aaron Wiggins	18.8	16.3	17.3
Alex Caruso	16.1	17.4	18

Things have remained pretty consistent for the Thunder over the last two weeks, but that also means that Isaiah Hartenstein is in a much smaller role than we saw earlier in the season when Jaylin Williams was out. However, he has also been battling a calf strain, so there's a chance the Thunder are keeping his minutes in the low-to-mid twenties to manage that as well.

Orlando Magic

Name	Last 3	Last 5	Last 10
Paolo Banchero	36.3	35.3	35.9
Desmond Bane	33.8	33.9	35.4
Wendell Carter Jr.	32.8	31.5	31.9
Anthony Black	31.1	32.5	34
Jalen Suggs	25.4	25.4	28.6
Tyus Jones	24.8	25.8	21.9
Tristan da Silva	23.9	23.4	22.2
Goga Bitadze	17.4	17.4	16.3

Jalen Suggs returned this week from his hip injury, and while he still isn’t built up to a full workload, it’s nice to see him back on the court. The Magic can use his ball-handling, and his return would likely mean a hit in usage for Desmond Bane and Anthony Black, even though Black will likely remain in the starting lineup and maintain fantasy value. Tyus Jones will also see a big decrease in minutes.

Philadelphia 76ers

Name	Last 3	Last 5	Last 10
Tyrese Maxey	40	40	39.2
VJ Edgecombe	36	35.7	35.7
Joel Embiid	35.1	33.9	32.4
Paul George	34.3	34	33.1
Quentin Grimes	28.6	27.6	29.3
Dominick Barlow	25.6	26.8	25.7
Adem Bona	20.5	21	20.5
Jared McCain	17.6	24.5	21.1

The 76ers are healthy, and, for now, that means limited minutes for Adem Bona and Jared McCain. We know Bona will be relevant whenever Joel Embiid misses time, but it seems that the strong play from Quentin Grimes has really capped McCain’s value right now. Kelly Oubre Jr. could also return next week, so we'll need to keep an eye on how that changes the dynamic in Philly.

Phoenix Suns

Name	Last 3	Last 5	Last 10
Devin Booker	34.1	33.2	33
Dillon Brooks	33.4	31.4	30.3
Royce O'Neale	30.9	28.2	28.5
Collin Gillespie	29.1	30.1	31.4
Oso Ighodaro	26.4	24.1	23.3
Jordan Goodwin	24.4	22.9	23.3
Ryan Dunn	19.4	23	20.5
Mark Williams	17.2	20.7	21.8

Grayson Allen remains out with a knee injury, so Collin Gillespie has remained incredibly valuable to the Suns. With Jalen Green expected back in the second week of January, it will be interesting to see what that does to Gillespie’s role, but he has been a top-40 player in fantasy basketball over the last two weeks, so he needs to be relied on until the Suns show us otherwise.

Portland Trail Blazers

Name	Last 3	Last 5	Last 10
Deni Avdija	36.6	37.1	37.1
Toumani Camara	31.3	34.6	32.7
Shaedon Sharpe	31.1	30.4	31.6
Caleb Love	31.1	30.4	22.2
Kris Murray	28.1	28.5	27.9
Donovan Clingan	26.6	27.7	28.8
Sidy Cissoko	23.8	20.6	24.2
Robert Williams III	18	18.5	17.8
Jerami Grant	—	—	35.2

I admit that I thought this team would be better. Yes, Jrue Holiday is still out, and Jerami Grant has missed the last seven games with an Achilles injury, but the younger players haven’t taken the leap I thought they would. Scoot Henderson and Holiday are both doing on-court basketball activities, so it’s possible that both could be on the court within the next two weeks. That would take away almost all of the playing time for Caleb Love, and Grant’s return would move Kris Murray back into a smaller role.

Sacramento Kings

Name	Last 3	Last 5	Last 10
Maxime Raynaud	32.2	31.3	31
DeMar DeRozan	29.7	34.2	33.7
Keegan Murray	29.6	32.3	35.4
Nique Clifford	26	26	23.5
Keon Ellis	24.7	17.4	19.6
Russell Westbrook	24.4	28.2	30.2
Dylan Cardwell	22.3	23	21.5
Dennis Schröder	21.5	23.4	24.4
Precious Achiuwa	20.7	21.4	18.8

I never thought we’d see Maxime Raynaud lead the Kings in minutes this season, but here we are. With Zach LaVine (ankle) banged up and Russell Westbrook having his minutes dialed back from early-season highs, we also got to see Keon Ellis play more minutes and rookie Nique Clifford get more run. Frankly, that should have been the case all along, but I’m hesitant to believe the Kings keep this up when they’re healthy.

San Antonio Spurs

Name	Last 3	Last 5	Last 10
De'Aaron Fox	35	34.1	31.6
Devin Vassell	32.4	31.6	30.4
Stephon Castle	31.5	30.8	29.5
Julian Champagnie	28.7	25.7	24.6
Victor Wembanyama	26.2	25.5	23.2
Harrison Barnes	25.2	26.3	25.7
Keldon Johnson	24.5	22.6	21
Luke Kornet	22.1	22.7	24
Dylan Harper	20.1	20.2	20.5

The Spurs seemed to survive a big-time scare when Victor Wembanyama went down with a knee injury in the New Year’s Eve game against the Knicks. Sadly, given his frame, I’m not sure we’ll ever really see him consistently play 70+ minutes a game. The Spurs also lost Devin Vassell to an oblique injury, but it is reportedly expected to only last a couple of games. Dylan Harper should get more run as long as Vassell is out.

Toronto Raptors

Name	Last 3	Last 5	Last 10
Scottie Barnes	37.5	35.5	35
Brandon Ingram	36.6	34.5	35.3
Immanuel Quickley	32.3	33	32.4
Ja'Kobe Walter	26.7	23.6	20.6
Jamal Shead	26.3	23.4	24.2
Collin Murray-Boyles	25.5	25.2	21.3
RJ Barrett	24.1	24.1	24.1
Sandro Mamukelashvili	19.1	23.5	23.7

RJ Barrett returned this week, and Scottie Barnes had a record-breaking game mixed in. I covered it all in a video this week.

Utah Jazz

Name	Last 3	Last 5	Last 10
Lauri Markkanen	37	36.8	37.1
Keyonte George	36.2	35.3	36
Brice Sensabaugh	35.3	28.7	23.1
Jusuf Nurkić	30.6	31.6	28.3
Isaiah Collier	22.9	23.8	23.6
Svi Mykhailiuk	17.7	18	22.1
Walter Clayton Jr.	17.3	16.7	15.6
Cody Williams	16.4	12.4	13.3
Kevin Love	16.2	22.4	21.6
Kyle Filipowski	15.6	18.8	23.5

The Jazz had been playing too well, so Lauri Markkanen, Keyonte George, and Jusuf Nurkić all missed some games this week. With Ace Bailey (hip) out, Brice Sensabaugh has been getting some extra run, and Kyle Anderson returned on Thursday to play 32 minutes and put up a solid line. The Jazz were very depleted in that game, so I wouldn't expect that level of production to continue with the team fully healthy.

Washington Wizards

Name	Last 3	Last 5	Last 10
CJ McCollum	31	31.4	33.1
Justin Champagnie	28.2	25.3	24
Bilal Coulibaly	26.8	26	25.4
Alex Sarr	26.5	25.6	25.4
Tre Johnson	26.3	24	22.3
Bub Carrington	25.8	22.9	30
Khris Middleton	22.6	21.6	21.7
Marvin Bagley III	21.2	21.2	23.5

The Bub Carrington mini breakout appears to be over. We also had a hip flexor injury to Kyshawn George, which has allowed Justin Champagnie to see an uptick in minutes and usage. George's absence has also allowed Bilaly Coulibaly to return to a higher usage role on the team, which has regained some of his fantasy value.