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Chomche (undisclosed) has been ruled out for Monday's preseason game against the Nuggets, Vivek Jacob of the Raptors' official site reports.

Chomche missed training camp and will remain sidelined to start the preseason due to an undisclosed injury. The big man spent most of the 2024-25 season in the G League, making seven brief NBA appearances with the Raptors before suffering an MCL tear in his right knee Feb. 19. His next opportunity to take the court will come Wednesday against the Kings.

Poeltl (back) has been ruled out for Monday's preseason game against the Nuggets, Eric Smith of Sportsnet 590 The Fan reports.

Poeltl will sit out the Raptors' preseason opener due to lower-back stiffness that flared up after Sunday's practice. His absence should create additional opportunities for second-year forward Jonathan Mogbo and veteran Sandro Mamukelashvili.

Duren is day-to-day with hamstring soreness, Omari Sankofa II of the Detroit Free Press reports.

This explains why Duren didn't start in Monday's preseason opener, and given the tricky nature of hamstring issues, we'd expect Duren to be brought along slowly through the preseason. If this is something that impacts him during the regular season, that would be a boon to Isaiah Stewart's value.

Duren will come off the bench for Monday's preseason opener against Memphis, Omari Sankofa II of the Detroit Free Press reports.

We wouldn't read too much into the starting lineup for a preseason opener. Duren started all 78 games he played in last season, so this is likely just J.B. Bickerstaff tinkering with some rotations for the Pistons' first exhibition game of the season.

Landale is in the starting five for Monday's preseason game against the Pistons.

Landale will start over Vince Williams in the Grizzlies' preseason opener Monday, marking his debut with the team. The big man appeared in 42 regular-season games for the Rockets last season, averaging 4.8 points and 3.3 rebounds across 11.9 minutes per contest.

Hartenstein (rest) will not be available for Monday's preseason game against the Mavericks, Nick Gallo of the Thunder's official site reports.

Hartenstein will miss the first two preseason games for rest purposes, but it would be surprising if he skipped Thursday's preseason home opener against the Hornets. Jaylin Williams and Ousmane Dieng figure to pick up the slack at the five-spot with Hartenstein unavailable Monday evening.

Holmgren (rest) won't play in Monday's preseason game against the Mavericks, Nick Gallo of the Thunder's official site reports.

Holmgren sat out Sunday's preseason opener against the Hornets and will remain sidelined Monday. Preserving the young big man's health is a priority for the Thunder after he was limited to just 32 regular-season appearances last year. With Holmgren and Isaiah Hartenstein (rest) both unavailable, Ousmane Dieng and Jaylin Williams should see extended frontcourt minutes against the Mavericks.

Okongwu will come off the bench in Monday's preseason game against the Rockets, Kevin Chouinard of the Hawks' official site reports.

Okongwu finished the 2024-25 campaign as a mainstay in the starting five, though he'll come off the bench in Monday's preseason opener. Over 74 regular-season appearances (40 starts) last season, the 24-year-old center averaged 13.4 points, 8.9 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.9 blocks across 27.9 minutes per game.

Carlson won't play in Monday's preseason game against the Mavericks due to right calf soreness, Rylan Stiles of SI.com reports.

Carlson will miss the second half of the club's back-to-back set due to the calf issue, and his next chance to play will come in Thursday's preseason game against the Hornets. The 26-year-old center posted seven points (3-8 FG, 1-6 3Pt), three rebounds, two assists and one steal across 11 minutes in Monday's win over Charlotte.

The Pelicans waived Brooks on Monday.

New Orleans will retain Brooks' G League rights, so he'll likely join the Birmingham Squadron for the 2025-26 campaign. The 26-year-old big man played for Wolves Twinsbet Vilnius in Lithuania during the 2024-25 campaign, where he averaged 7.3 points and 4.9 rebounds across 20.0 minutes per game in 35 regular-season appearances.