Hornets vs Hawks

Coby White

CHA · PG

Calf: White's next opportunity to play will come Saturday at home against the Sixers in the second leg of a back-to-back set. However, he should be considered highly questionable for that contest until the Hornets offer an update on his status. Dennis Schroder and Christian Anderson will likely continue seeing increased burn until White returns.

Grant Williams

CHA · PF

Hamstring: Williams' earliest possible return date now looks to be Saturday at home against the 76ers. Royce O'Neale should continue to play meaning minutes off the bench for the Hornets in the interim.

Henri Veesaar

ATL · C

Knee: Veesaar suffered the injury during a workout on Sept. 15, and an MRI confirmed the diagnosis. The No. 52 overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft, Veesaar was expected to spend a lot of time with Atlanta's G League affiliate this season.

Kon Knueppel

CHA · SF

Hamstring: Knueppel was able to log a practice with the Swarm on Thursday. While there's been no official update on his progress, it's safe to assume he's at least trending in the right direction. A timetable for his return has yet to be announced.

Kylan Boswell

CHA · PG

Knee: Boswell continues to rehab after right knee surgery. The hope in early October was that he would be cleared for basketball activities prior to the start of the G League season, which begins in early November.

Mouhamed Gueye

ATL · PF

Foot: Gueye will be re-evaluated by medical staff in 3-to-4 months, which means he'll miss all of training camp and preseason and likely the start of the 2026-27 regular season. It's a brutal blow for the fourth-year big man, given that the Hawks used the No. 23 overall pick of the 2026 NBA Draft to select St. John's product Zuby Ejiofor. Gueye's absence means Ejiofor will have more opportunities in the preseason, and the rookie could establish a key role off the bench behind Onyeka Okongwu and projected backup center Jock Landale (ankle).