Justise Winslow went on paternity leave on Nov. 14. Since then, he has played outside of garbage time — or an end-of-quarter defensive possession — once. In the interim, Amir Coffey, Serge Ibaka, Luke Kennard, and Terance Mann have all made spot starts, and Brandon Boston Jr. has entered the rotation, but Winslow has remained glued to the bench.
In fairness, Winslow’s play hadn’t done much to warrant extra minutes. He hasn’t been able to hit a shot to save his life (14-of-32 on twos and 1-of-8 on threes entering Saturday’s game) and his resistance to shoot gums up the rest of the offense.