Knox, Brimah, Mobley and Ščuka Set for Liga Endesa Debuts

Matchday 7 of Liga Endesa arrives with fresh faces and several injury lists growing. Four players signed in recent weeks could make their competition debuts, while Real Madrid adds another injury with Facu Campazzo sidelined, and La Laguna Tenerife loses Ethan Happ until next year. Several teams won't know their full roster until the final training session.

Four signings await their debuts
The biggest news is in Málaga. Unicaja wants to register Kevin Knox, but first must remove a non-EU player from the roster. The decision is between Matt Thomas and Cameron Hunt, who didn't play in the BCL but is already recovered, according to Txus Vidorreta. Tyson Pérez, Yannick Nzosa and Alberto Díaz remain sidelined, though the club hopes to recover them after the FIBA window break at the end of the month.

In Lugo, Río Breogán brought in Amidah Brimah to replace Aleksa Ilić, who is recovering from a muscle injury. The center could debut if his federation clearance arrives in time. The Galician question mark is Tevin Brown: he has muscle soreness and didn't train Thursday or Friday, but the club hasn't ruled him out yet.

Kids&Us Manresa could debut both interior reinforcements, Isaiah Mobley and Luka Ščuka, in Liga Endesa if they register them. The Slovenian already debuted in the EuroCup. Rafa Villar, Timmy Allen and Gerard Fernández remain out.

Campazzo adds to Madrid's injury list
Real Madrid visits UCAM Murcia with five absences. Gabriel Deck, Usman Garuba, Theo Maledon and Mikael Jantunen are now joined by Facundo Campazzo, sidelined by a left hamstring injury. On the other bench, Sito Alonso acknowledged minor physical issues during the week but is confident he'll have the full squad for a game that, he said, no player wants to miss.

Happ out for three months
The worst news of the week is for La Laguna Tenerife. Ethan Happ suffered a dislocation of the extensor tendon of the third finger on his right hand and will be out for approximately three months. Additionally, Rokas Giedraitis and Xabi López-Arostegui, who already missed the EuroCup game, remain unavailable.

Núñez close to returning to Barcelona
At Barcelona, Yoan Makoundou remains sidelined. Juan Núñez and Mo Gibson didn't play in the EuroLeague. The Madrid-born point guard had an initial prognosis of ten days out due to his right ankle sprain, so his return could be near. Gibson is questionable with a left knee contusion. Coach Sekulić confirmed that Olek Balcerowski will be available.

Injuries and returns across the league
Kosner Baskonia loses Marcio Santos to a torn calf muscle in his left leg. He joins Tadas Sedekerskis and Rodions Kurucs on the injury list, but Chris Duarte and Kobi Simmons, who already played in Europe, will be available.

Valencia Basket had three absences in the EuroLeague: Nikola Mirotić, Nate Reuvers and Mo Gueye. Gueye could return soon, as tests ruled out a serious injury.

At Asisa Joventut, Ludde Hakanson and Ante Tomić remain out, and now Àlex Reyes joins them with a right quadriceps muscle injury. Boogie Ellis returns, and the big question mark is Eli Ndiaye, who is dealing with a sprain.

Casademont Zaragoza continues without Caleb Homesley and Jilson Bango, but recovers Trae Bell-Haynes if no issues arise in final training sessions. Recoletas Salud SPB adds Žiga Samar to the injury list with a left shoulder dislocation, alongside the long-term absence of Vlatko Čančar. Retin Obasohan enters a Liga Endesa roster for the first time this season.

iLERNA Lleida recovers Kur Kuath and John Shurna, but continues without Atoumane Diagne and Adrià Rodríguez. Dani García is questionable and the club is not optimistic. At FIATC Girona, Pep Busquets and Maxi Fjellerup are out, and Jassel Pérez, Aljaž Kunc and Isaac Vázquez are questionable, with the latter just returning to team training.

Leyma Coruña will likely be without Tomas Dimša, as he hasn't trained and Carles Marco sees significant re-injury risk. Surne Bilbao recovers Martin Krampelj, but Margiris Normantas is questionable due to a viral illness. Monbus Obradoiro only has the known absence of Olle Lundqvist, and MoraBanc Andorra, pending confirmation, that of Rafa Luz.