Pa Rory Maher | on November 10, 2026 at 12:52 p.m
Star forward Kawhi Leonard out for at least another week as he continues his recovery from treatment for swelling in his left knee, Predators announced on Tuesday (Link to Twitter via NBA Insider Marc Stein).
The upgrade comes as no surprise, with TSN.ca’s Josh Levenberg reporting Sunday that Leonard is back with the team but has yet to practice on the court. The 35-year-old has been out since October 23 with a knee injury.
Sportsnet.ca’s Michael Grange speculates (via Twitter), that Nov. 27 could make sense as a potential return date for Leonard, noting that he will need several workouts before he is cleared to play again. The Raptors will be in Toronto from Nov. 21-27, Grange notes, giving Leonard plenty of time at home to step up his game.
Here’s more on the broken Raptors:
- Leonard was apparently inactive on Monday, but he returned to the bench in the home loss to Memphis. Grange writes in the full story for Sportsnet. All Star Game Scotty Barnes (left adductor tension) and starting guard Immanuel Quickley (right hamstring) both missed their second straight games as well. The team has not released any information on Barnes or Quickley, but Grange expects the Raptors to be cautious with Quickley, particularly given his hamstring issues at the end of 2025-26. Colin Murray-Boyles was also absent on Monday due to illness. The timing certainly isn’t ideal, Grange notes, as Toronto’s next four games come against Boston, Philadelphia and New York (twice).
- While the Raptors obviously fell short on Monday, Grange said there were some positives from the loss. Jacob Poeltl (18 points on 9-of-12 shooting, seven rebounds, four blocks in 31 minutes) had another solid outing after recently missing a pair of games with bursitis of the left shoulderand Jamal Shed had his second straight double-double (20 points, 11 assists) after dishing out a career-high 15 assists in Friday’s win at Milwaukee.
- Head coach Darko Rayakovich He was recently asked about the inconsistent playing time, big man Trace Jackson-Davis received so far this season, adds Grange. Rajakovic implied that Jackson-Davis’ minutes, or lack thereof, were due to his effort. “Lots of motor skills, energy, ability to defend your position, fight back” Rajkovic said of what he wants to see from Jackson-Davis.”He is a very, very talented player. When he plays with a lot of energy and movement, he is a great player, he can help us.”
- U another story for SportsnetGrange takes a closer look Alia Martin‘s career best on Friday and his promise to “stay ready” after that breakthrough. The sophomore guard, who re-signed with the Raptors for a two-year minimum wage contract in July, after spending his rookie campaign on a two-way deal, said he was still recovering his “explosiveness” from offseason knee surgery. “I remember just getting ready for Summer League…I was trying there (and) every day really hard going back to Boca (Raton, Florida) with my coach and then we came back here (Toronto) and it was like something (was) still bothering me– said Martin.We’re checking it out and then I just have to do (the surgery). So I went through it. It was a process (and) it is still going on today. Just feeling 100 percent and that pop, that explosiveness is still coming back. It’s been a long, long journey, man.”