NBA Revamped rosters include the injured, ailing

The Lakers will have only four players from last season in uniform tonight.
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When the NBA season tips off, the New Jersey Nets will be without All-Star Jason Kidd, and Allan Houston of the New York Knicks will be on the injured list, too.
But an ailing Shaquille O'Neal will be on the Miami Heat's roster, and Alonzo Mourning, less than a year after getting a kidney transplant, will be suiting up for the Nets.
Kidd had surgery on his left knee in July and just started running on Monday. He has not practiced with the team and was placed on the injured list with center Jabari Smith (left ankle sprain) and Awvee Storey (left ankle sprain).
But Mourning, who had a kidney transplant in December and scored 12 points in 19 minutes in his first game back on Thursday, is on the active roster. He'll be ready to face O'Neal if the Heat's new center is healthy enough for the season opener on Wednesday.
Bothered
O'Neal is still bothered by a strained left hamstring, yet the 11-time All-Star hopes to play at New Jersey. He missed most of Miami's practice Monday.
Miami did place Dorell Wright (abdominal strain), Jerome Beasley (lower back strain) and Matt Freije (upper respiratory infection) on the injured list.
For the Knicks, Houston will start the season on the injured list because of chronic pain in his left knee. He sat out the final 32 games of the regular season and the playoffs last season because of knee pain.
Elsewhere, the 76ers placed 11-year veteran Glenn Robinson went on the injured list with left ankle tendinitis, and Philadelphia will try to trade the former No. 1 pick. The Sixers also placed veteran guard Kevin Ollie (left hip pointer) and guard John Salmons (groin strain) on the injured list.
The Los Angeles Lakers placed center Vlade Divac and forwards Devean George and Slava Medvedenko on the injured list and waived guard Tony Bobbitt.
Lakers play Nuggets
With the moves, only four players from last season -- guards Kobe Bryant and Kareem Rush and forwards Luke Walton and Brian Cook -- will be in uniform tonight when the Lakers open their season against the Denver Nuggets at home.
Divac has a herniated disk in his lower back; George is recovering from offseason surgery on his left ankle, and Medvedenko has a sore right heel. All will miss a minimum of five games.
The Wizards' Kwame Brown, recovering from a broken bone in his foot, Etan Thomas, slowed by an abdominal injury, and Steve Blake, recovering from ankle surgery, were put on the injured list. The Wizards also announced that center Brendan Haywood signed a contract extension.
Charlotte acquired guard Keith Bogans from Orlando for forward Brandon Hunter, then placed Bogans on the injured list because he has not had a physical. Forwards Jamal Sampson (right ankle) and Theron Smith (right knee) were also put on the injured list.
Clippers
The Clippers were without two starters for at least five games after placing guard Kerry Kittles and center Chris Kaman on the injured list.
Kittles is still recovering from off-season surgery on his right knee and Kaman sprained his left ankle Wednesday.
The defending NBA champion Pistons placed forward Ronald Dupree (back spasms) and guards Horace Jenkins (back spasms) and Smush Parker (right quad strain) on the injured list.