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Green (back) won't play Saturday in Phoenix.

Green is sitting out the second leg of this back-to-back set, but he should return for Monday's meeting in Denver. Graham Ike, Georges Niang and Gui Santos will help pick up the slack with Green inactive.

Kennard (knee) is available for Saturday's game against the Warriors, Duane Rankin of The Arizona Republic reports.

Kennard will shed his questionable tag and return to action after missing Wednesday's season-opening loss to Portland. The sharpshooter figures to see meaningful burn off the bench behind Jalen Green.

Murray is questionable to play Sunday against the Grizzlies due to left ankle capsulitis.

A final call on Murray's availability for Sunday will be made closer to Sunday's 9 p.m. ET tipoff. If he's not available to play, then Precious Achiuwa and potentially Alex Karaban could be in line to see more playing time at power forward.

Edgecombe (groin) started the second quarter of Saturday's game against the Bucks, per the broadcast.

Edgecombe took a shot to the groin area and limped to the locker room in the opening quarter. However, the 21-year-old quickly returned to the bench and appears to be good to go for the remainder of the contest.

Coward (wrist) is questionable for Sunday's game in Sacramento.

Coward sat out Friday's 111-108 win over the Warriors due to the wrist issue, which resulted in GG Jackson drawing the start, and Jerami Grant saw a minor bump in minutes. It will likely be more of the same if Coward gets ruled out again.

Edey has been ruled out for Sunday's game against Sacramento due to left ankle injury management.

Edey will sit out the front end of this back-to-back set. With the big man unavailable, Isaiah Stewart and Quinten Post are candidates to see increased playing time.

Sheppard is in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Hawks, Will Guillory of The Athletic reports.

Sheppard is back after a one-game absence and is being moved straight into the first unit with Fred VanVleet (knee) out. Sheppard was limited to 16 minutes in the season opener against the Mavericks on Wednesday, tallying three points, two rebounds, four assists and two steals. He should be in line for expanded playing time here.

Diallo (wrist) won't play Saturday against the Pelicans.

Diallo will hit the sidelines after hurting his wrist in Denver's season opener, which should open up minutes for Bryce Hopkins and Cam Whitmore. Diallo's next chance to play will come Monday against the Warriors.

Edgecombe exited to the locker room in the first quarter of Saturday's game against the Bucks due to an apparent groin injury, Tony Jones of The Athletic reports.

Edgecombe took a shot to the groin area and briefly stayed in the game before limping to the locker room. He can be considered questionable to return until more information comes to light.

Head coach David Aldeman said that Johnson is "day-to-day" due to his sprained right ankle, Vinny Benedetto of The Denver Gazette reports.

Johnson won't play Saturday against the Pelicans, but it sounds like the ankle sprain he's dealing with his relatively minor. For now, Johnson should be considered questionable for Monday's meeting with the Warriors.