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Edwards, Holmgren and Haliburton headline a wave of new NBA injury absences

A quick read on what changed — and what it means for the rotation.

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What happened

Anthony Edwards is set to miss at least two months after Thursday's arthroscopic knee procedure, and Minnesota will need other creators to absorb his usage.

Oklahoma City lost Chet Holmgren for 8-10 weeks, while Tyrese Haliburton has an indefinite hamstring strain and Kawhi Leonard is expected out 3-4 weeks.

LINEUP CONTEXT

These absences should keep Minnesota, Oklahoma City and Indiana in short-term rotation churn, while Toronto remains without Leonard's wing scoring until his return window changes.

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