Babbitt (hip) has been upgraded to questionable for Monday's game against the Wizards, Anthony Chiang of the Palm Beach Post reports.

EDGE Analysis

The Heat have dealt with a slew of injuries, which kept Babbitt, James Johnson (shoulder) and Justise Winslow (wrist) all sidelined for the team's recent three-game road trip. Winslow has been ruled out again for Monday, while both Babbitt and Johnson have been upgraded to questionable. We should see Babbitt's status updated following the team's morning shootaround Monday, but if he's cleared to play, he'd battle for minutes with Josh McRoberts, who's started at power forward over the last few games.

Babbitt (hip) has been ruled out for Tuesday's matchup with the Knicks and will not be with the team for their upcoming three-game road trip, Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports.

EDGE Analysis

Tuesday marks a second straight absence for Babbitt, who also was held out of Saturday's matchup with the Trail Blazers due to a lingering hip issue. He'll remain away from the team for at least the following three games as well, with his next opportunity to take the court being a Dec. 12 matchup with the Wizards. Josh Richardson (ankle), James Johnson (shoulder), Dion Waiters (groin) and Justise Winslow (wrist) have all been ruled out as well through the next four games, which should keep Wayne Ellington, Rodney McGruder and Josh McRoberts in the starting lineup, with the trio all likely seeing extended minutes.

Babbitt (hip) is considered questionable for Tuesday's game against the Knicks, Manny Navarro of the Miami Herald reports.

EDGE Analysis

Babbitt took part in Monday's practice but the team continues to list him as questionable in advance of Tuesday's contests. The wing did not play in Saturday's loss to the Trail Blazers, and a decision on his status likely won't come until he can be evaluated at Tuesday's shootaround.

Babbitt (hip) is considered out for Saturday's game against the Trail Blazers, but will still dress in case of an emergency situation, Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.

EDGE Analysis

Due to the Heat's injury situation, Babbitt will dress in case the team absolutely needs him. However, he has essentially been ruled out for the contest. James Johnson will presumably start at small forward as a result, while Wayne Ellington and Derrick Williams could get some run their as well.

The Heat have listed Babbitt (hip) as questionable for Saturday's game against the Trail Blazers, Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.

EDGE Analysis

Babbitt hurt his hip early in Thursday's win over the Jazz. He should be in line for a heavy workload if he can play, as Dion Waiters, Josh Richardson and Justice Winslow are are ruled out. If Babbitt cannot go, James Johnson and Wayne Ellington will presumably see a much heavier workload than they are accustomed to due to all the injuries on the wing.

Babbitt will not return to Thursday's game against the Jazz due to a right hip flexor.

EDGE Analysis

Babbitt started at small forward and recorded one point and one steal through eight minutes before exiting the contest. With Derrick Williams also questionable to return the Heat's depth will be very thin the remainder of the game Thursday. James Johnson will presumably see the majority of Babbitt's minutes while he is sidelined.

Babbitt will draw the start at small forward in Monday's matchup against the Celtics, Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.

EDGE Analysis

Babbitt saw his role drastically reduced after starting the first eight games of the season. However, he has seen his minutes increase in the previous four games. With Dion Waiters sidelined Monday the expectation was Josh Richardson would slide up to small forward, but the Heat have opted to go a little bigger by inserting Babbit.

Babbitt will come off the bench for Monday's game against the Spurs, Manny Navarro of the Miami Herald reports.

EDGE Analysis

Babbitt has started each of the Heat's first eight games, but after struggling to a 2-6 record, it appears coach Erik Spoelstra is ready to make a change and will push Derrick Williams into the starting five instead. It's unclear if this is a permanent move, but if Williams has a strong showing, it could eventually cause Babbitt's role to decrease moving forward. Babbitt saw just five minutes during Saturday's outing versus the Jazz after averaging just under 20 minutes for the early portion of the regular season.

Babbitt scored a season-high 11 points (4-8 FG, 1-4 3Pt, 2-2 FT) to go with four rebounds and one steal across 23 minutes in Monday's 97-85 loss to the Thunder.

EDGE Analysis

Though Babbitt was able to establish a new season high in scoring, he still struggled to provide three-point production, an area where he was expected to excel after the Heat named him their starting power forward to begin the season. While Babbitt has knocked down at least one three-pointer in every game this season, he's shooting an unremarkable 33.3 percent from distance. With the Heat now sitting at 2-4, coach Erik Spoelstra could tinker with his starting lineup if things continue to go south for the team.

Babbitt will start at power forward in Wednesday's season debut against the Magic.

EDGE Analysis

Head coach Erik Spoelstra elected to go with Babbitt over Derrick Williams likely due to Babbitt's ability to better space the floor, and Babbitt may be the best 3-point shooter among Miami's starters. Williams should still see plenty of minutes off the bench in the opener as Spoelstra continues to experiment with starting lineups.