Below are the projected starting lineups for each team playing on Wednesday's NBA slate, along with notable injury news for each squad. For real-time updates to these lineups, check out our Action Labs NBA lineups page.
NBA Injury News
8:30 p.m. ET Update: Jaren Jackson Jr. is available to make his season debut for the Memphis Grizzlies after being sidelined all season while recovering from left knee meniscus surgery.
Grizzlies head coach Tayler Jenkins revealed that Jackson Jr. will play off the bench and have his minutes monitored. Dillon Brooks has also been cleared to play tonight.
6:30 p.m. ET Update: The Sixers will be without Tobias Harris and Ben Simmons and Seth Curry on Wednesday. Harris is out for the third straight game due to a sore right knee, Simmons will miss his second game with an illness and is out with a hip injury. Joel Embiid has been cleared to play.
5 p.m. ET Update: Paul George and Reggie Jackson will rest in tonight's game against the Memphis Grizzlies. Rajon Rondo has been sidelined with inflammation in his right wrist.
Bam Adebayo is available to play Wednesday after missing the win on Monday due to a sore right knee. Jimmy Butler has been cleared to play after missing two games with a sprained right ankle. Andre Iguodala has been ruled out due to a hip injury.
3 p.m. ET Update: The 76ers have added Joel Embiid and Seth Curry to their injury report Wednesday for injury recovery on the first leg of a back-to-back. They now have four starters who are now questionable with Ben Simmons and Tobias Harris having been added earlier.
Kevin Durant has officially been ruled out for the second straight game due to a bruised left thigh. Danilo Gallinari has been ruled out for the sixth game in a row as he continues to deal with a sore foot.
Alec Burks has been ruled out Wednesday for the third game in a row due to health and safety protocols.
The Portland Trail Blazers should get their leader back for tonight's game against the Denver Nuggets. Damian Lillard plans to return to the lineup and play Wednesday after missing the past three games due to hamstring tendinopathy, according to Yahoo! Sports' Chris Haynes.
There's been no word of any sort of minutes limit but this appears to have been the plan heading in with him sitting out the first leg of a back-to-back and playing the second.
The Miami Heat have listed Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro, and Dewayne Dedmon as questionable ahead of Wednesday's game against the San Antonio Spurs.
Butler, Adebayo, and Herro all sat out of Monday's blowout win and Butler and Adebayo were replaced in the starting lineup by Andre Iguodala and Precious Achiuwa. Dedmon is away from the team due to health and safety protocols.
Tobias Harris and Ben Simmons are questionable in advance of Wednesday's game against the Phoenix Suns. Harris is dealing with knee soreness and Simmons has been dealing with an illness. Both sat out Monday and were replaced in the starting lineup by Furkan Korkmaz and Mike Scott.
Kevin Durant, who suffered a thigh bruise Sunday against the Miami Heat and sat out Tuesday’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans, is doubtful to play Wednesday. With regard to Durant's possible return, Brooklyn Nets head coach Steve Nash told reporters "it’s more of a day-to-day thing. We’ll see if it’s in the next few days or more.”
Domantas Sabonis has been ruled out for Wednesday's game against the Oklahoma City Thunder as he continues to deal with a sore lower back.
Sabonis will miss his second straight game and it could leave the Pacers' frontcourt extremely thin with Myles Turner out indefinitely and Goga Bitadze questionable.
Jaren Jackson Jr. is questionable to make his season debut Wednesday against the Los Angeles Clippers. Jackson has been sidelined all season for left knee meniscus surgery recovery and will likely have a minute limitation whenever he is cleared to play. Dillon Brooks is also questionable after missing the Grizzlies' double-overtime loss on Monday due to a sore left thigh.
Be sure to check the Action Labs NBA page for real time updates.
Projected Starting Lineups
Golden State Warriors vs. Washington Wizards (7 p.m. ET)
Warriors Projected Lineup
PG – Stephen Curry
SG – Kent Bazemore
SF – Andrew Wiggins
PF – Draymond Green
C – Kevon Looney
Injury news: Damion Lee (Toe) is out
Wizards Projected Lineup
PG – Russell Westbrook
SG – Raul Neto
SF – Bradley Beal
PF – Deni Avdija
C – Alex Len
Injury news: Chandler Hutchison (Ankle) is questionable; Rui Hachimura (Knee) is out
Chicago Bulls vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (7 p.m. ET)
Bulls Projected Lineup
PG – Coby White
SG – Garrett Temple
SF – Patrick Williams
PF – Daniel Theis
C – Nikola Vucevic
Injury news: Troy Brown Jr. (Ankle) is out
Cavaliers Projected Lineup
PG – Darius Garland
SG – Collin Sexton
SF – Isaac Okoro
PF – Kevin Love
C – Jarrett Allen
Injury news: Damyean Dotson (Knee) and Dylan Windler (Knee) are out
Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Indiana Pacers (7 p.m. ET)
Thunder Projected Lineup
PG – Theo Maledon
SG – Lu Dort
SF – Aleksej Pokusevski
PF – Darius Bazley
C – Moses Brown
Injury news: Lu Dort (Hip) is questionable; Isaiah Roby (Toe) and Josh Hall (Knee) are out
Pacers Projected Lineup
PG – Malcolm Brogdon
SG – Edmond Sumner
SF – Caris LeVert
PF – Justin Holiday
C – Oshae Brissett
Injury news: Jeremy Lamb (Knee), Doug McDermott (Ankle), Goga Bitadze (Ankle) and Domantas Sabonis (Back) are out
Phoenix Suns vs. Philadelphia 76ers (7 p.m. ET)
Suns Projected Lineup
PG – Chris Paul
SG – Devin Booker
SF – Mikal Bridges
PF – Dario Saric
C – Deandre Ayton
Injury news: Dario Saric (Ankle) is active
76ers Projected Lineup
PG – Shake Milton
SG – Furkan Korkmaz
SF – Danny Green
PF – Mike Scott
C – Joel Embiid
Injury news: Joel Embiid (Knee) is active; Seth Curry (Hip), Ben Simmons (Illness) and Tobias Harris (Knee) are out
Brooklyn Nets vs. Toronto Raptors (7 p.m. ET)
Nets Projected Lineup
PG – Kyrie Irving
SG – Landry Shamet
SF – Joe Harris
PF – Jeff Green
C – DeAndre Jordan
Injury news: Kevin Durant (Thigh) and Nic Claxton (COVID Protocols) are out; Blake Griffin (Rest), Reggie Perry (COVID Protocols) are doubtful
Raptors Projected Lineup
PG – Kyle Lowry
SG – Fred VanVleet
SF – OG Anunoby
PF – Pascal Siakam
C – Chris Boucher
Injury news: Pascal Siakam (shoulder, Kyle Lowry (rest), Fred VanVleet (hip), and OG Anunoby (calf) are cleared to play; Rodney Hood (Knee), Paul Watson (Knee) and Jalen Harris (Hip) are out
Utah Jazz vs. Houston Rockets (8 p.m. ET)
Jazz Projected Lineup
PG – Mike Conley
SG – Joe Ingles
SF – Bojan Bogdanovic
PF – Royce O'Neale
C – Rudy Gobert
Injury news: Ersan Ilyasova (Hamstring) is questionable
Rockets Projected Lineup
PG – John Wall
SG – Kevin Porter Jr.
SF – Jae'Sean Tate
PF – Kelly Olynyk
C – Christian Wood
Injury news: Nothing new
Atlanta Hawks vs. New York Knicks (8 p.m. ET)
Hawks Projected Lineup
PG – Trae Young
SG – Bogdan Bogdanovic
SF – Kevin Huerter
PF – John Collins
C – Clint Capela
Injury news: Danilo Gallinari (Foot) is out
Knicks Projected Lineup
PG – Elfrid Payton
SG – RJ Barrett
SF – Reggie Bullock
PF – Julius Randle
C – Nerlens Noel
Injury news: Alec Burks (COVID Protocols) is out
Detroit Pistons vs. Dallas Mavericks (8:30 p.m. ET)
Pistons Projected Lineup
PG – Cory Joseph
SG – Josh Jackson
SF – Saddiq Bey
PF – Jerami Grant
C – Mason Plumlee
Injury news: Dennis Smith Jr. (Knee), Rodney McGruder (Elbow) and Killian Hayes (Hip) are out
Mavericks Projected Lineup
PG – Luka Doncic
SG – Josh Richardson
SF – Dorian Finney-Smith
PF – Maxi Kleber
C – Kristaps Porzingis
Injury news: Tim Hardaway Jr. (Illness) is active
Miami Heat vs. San Antonio Spurs (8:30 p.m. ET)
Heat Projected Lineup
PG – Kendrick Nunn
SG – Jimmy Butler
SF – Duncan Robinson
PF – Trevor Ariza
C – Bam Adebayo
Injury news: Jimmy Butler (Ankle), Dewayne Dedmon (COVID Protocols),
Bam Adebayo (Knee), are active; Tyler Herro (Foot) is questionable; Gabe Vincent (Knee) is probable; Andre Iguodala (Hip) is out
Spurs Projected Lineup
PG – Dejounte Murray
SG – Derrick White
SF – DeMar DeRozan
PF – Keldon Johnson
C – Jakob Poeltl
Injury news: Nothing new
Memphis Grizzlies vs. Los Angeles Clippers (10 p.m. ET)
Grizzlies Projected Lineup
PG – Ja Morant
SG – Grayson Allen
SF – Dillon Brooks
PF – Kyle Anderson
C – Xavier Tillman
Injury news: Dillon Brooks (Thigh) and Jaren Jackson Jr. (Knee) are active; Jonas Valanciunas (Concussion) is out
Clippers Projected Lineup
PG – Yogi Ferrell
SG – Terance Mann
SF – Luke Kennard
PF – Marcus Morris
C – Ivica Zubac
Injury news: Rajon Rondo (Wrist), Paul George (Rest), Kawhi Leonard (Foot) and Reggie Jackson (Rest) are out
Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Sacramento Kings (10 p.m. ET)
Timberwolves Projected Lineup
PG – Ricky Rubio
SG – Anthony Edwards
SF – Josh Okogie
PF – Jaden McDaniels
C – Karl-Anthony Towns
Injury news: Jaylen Nowell (Tibia) is doubtful
Kings Projected Lineup
PG – De'Aaron Fox
SG – Buddy Hield
SF – Maurice Harkless
PF – Harrison Barnes
C – Hassan Whiteside
Injury news: Robert Woodard (Back) is doubtful
Denver Nuggets vs. Portland Trail Blazers (10 p.m. ET)
Nuggets Projected Lineup
PG – Facundo Campazzo
SG – Will Barton
SF – Aaron Gordon
PF – Michael Porter Jr.
C – Nikola Jokic
Injury news: Monte Morris (Hamstring) is out
Trail Blazers Projected Lineup
PG – Damian Lillard
SG – CJ McCollum
SF – Norman Powell
PF – Robert Covington
C – Jusuf Nurkic
Injury news: Damian Lillard (Hamstring) is active; Derrick Jones Jr. (Hip) is probable
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