Below are the projected starting lineups for each team playing on Monday's NBA slate, along with notable injury news for each squad. For real-time injury updates, check out our FantasyLabs NBA news page.
NBA Injury News
7:40 p.m. ET Update: Zach LaVine available to play Monday with a non-COVID illness. Jarred Vanderbilt available to play Monday with a non-COVID illness. Jalen Brunson will play Monday with a left foot contusion.
Royce O'Neale out Monday due to a foot and ankle injury.
6:30 p.m. ET Update: Nikola Jokic will return to the court Monday for the Denver Nuggets after sitting out the past four games.
Myles Turner will sit out of Monday's game against the Minnesota Timberwolves due to an illness.
5:30 p.m. ET Update: Jimmy Butler has been ruled out of Monday's game against the Nuggets with a tail bone contusion.
3 p.m. ET Update: Tyler Herro has been ruled out of Monday's Miami Heat game with soreness. Devin Vassell (Quad) and Doug McDermott (Knee) have been ruled out for the San Antonio Spurs.
Zach LaVine has been downgraded to questionable for the Chicago Bulls with an illness. Myles Turner is also questionable for the Indiana Pacers with an illness.
The Miami Heat have listed Jimmy Butler and Tyler Herro as questionable entering their matchup with the Denver Nuggets. The last time these two teams met, Heat forward Markieff Morris was injured due to a blindsided hit from Nikola Jokic. Morris is expected to miss this game as well, but tensions will certainly be high.
Jokic, who has missed the past four games with a wrist injury, is also questionable for Monday's game. Rookie Bones Hyland, who has sat out the past two Nuggets games, is also questionable for the Nuggets who are extremely thin at the moment. Per Shams Charania, Michael Porter Jr. will miss the rest of the season to undergo back surgery.
Sources: Denver forward Michael Porter Jr. is expected to miss the remainder of the season due to back surgery. Tough blow, but with Porter’s five-year extension kicking in next season, he and the Nuggets take big-picture approach to his health.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) November 29, 2021
Dallas Mavericks backup point guard Jalen Brunson is listed as questionable for a home matchup with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Brunson missed the Mavs' last game with a foot injury that he suffered last Tuesday.
The Philadelphia 76ers have listed Shake Milton as questionable entering their game against the Orlando Magic. The Sixers finally have Joel Embiid and most of their usual rotation players back after several positive Covid tests and a few nagging injuries and Milton is the lone Sixers player questionable.
Jalen Green will likely remain out through the week after suffering a left hamstring strain last week.
Norman Powell will sit out of tonight's game between the Portland Trail Blazers and Utah Jazz due to a right quad contusion.
Projected Starting Lineups
Orlando Magic vs. Philadelphia 76ers (7 p.m. ET)
Magic Projected Lineup
PG – Jalen Suggs
SG – Gary Harris
SF – Franz Wagner
PF – Wendell Carter Jr.
C – Mo Bamba
Injury news: Terrence Ross (Back) and Mo Bamba (Back) are available; Cole Anthony (Ankle) is out
76ers Projected Lineup
PG – Tyrese Maxey
SG – Seth Curry
SF – Danny Green
PF – Tobias Harris
C – Joel Embiid
Injury news: Shake Milton (Groin) is available
Denver Nuggets vs. Miami Heat (7:30 p.m. ET)
Nuggets Projected Lineup
PG – Monte Morris
SG – Will Barton
SF – Jeff Green
PF – Aaron Gordon
C – Nikola Jokic
Injury news: Nikola Jokic (Wrist) and Bones Hyland (Ankle) are available; Will Barton (Back) is probable; Zeke Nnaji (Ankle) are questionable, Jamychal Green (Elbow) is out
Heat Projected Lineup
PG – Kyle Lowry
SG – Gabe Vincent
SF – Duncan Robinson
PF – PJ Tucker
C – Bam Adebayo
Injury news: Dewayne Dedmon (Illness) is no longer on the injury report; Jimmy Butler (Back), Tyler Herro (Soreness) and Markieff Morris (Neck) are out
Charlotte Hornets vs. Chicago Bulls (8 p.m. ET)
Hornets Projected Lineup
PG – LaMelo Ball
SG – Terry Rozier
SF – Gordon Hayward
PF – Miles Bridges
C – PJ Washington
Injury news: Cody Martin (Illness) is out Mason Plumlee (Calf) is out
Bulls Projected Lineup
PG – Lonzo Ball
SG – DeMar DeRozan
SF – Zach LaVine
PF – Javonte Green
C – Nikola Vucevic
Injury news: Zach LaVine (illness) and Javonte Green (Wrist) are available
Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Houston Rockets (8 p.m. ET)
Thunder Projected Lineup
PG – Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
SG – Josh Giddey
SF – Lu Dort
PF – Darius Bazley
C – Jeremiah Robinson-Earl
Injury news: Derrick Favors (Illness) and Kenrich Williams (Ankle) are out
Rockets Projected Lineup
PG – Kevin Porter Jr.
SG – Eric Gordon
SF – Garrison Matthews
PF – Jae'Sean Tate
C – Christian Wood
Injury news: DJ Augustin (Heath protocols) and Jalen Green (Hamstring) are out
Indiana Pacers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (8 p.m. ET)
Pacers Projected Lineup
PG – Malcolm Brogdon
SG – Caris LeVert
SF – Chris Duarte
PF – Justin Holiday
C – Domantas Sabonis
Injury news: Myles Turner (illness) is out
Timberwolves Projected Lineup
PG – D'Angelo Russell
SG – Anthony Edwards
SF – Taurean Prince
PF – Jarred Vanderbilt
C – Karl-Anthony Towns
Injury news: Jarred Vanderbilt (Illness) are available; Jaden McDaniels (Illness) and Patrick Beverley (Adductor) is out
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Dallas Mavericks (8:30 p.m. ET)
Cavaliers Projected Lineup
PG – Darius Garland
SG – Isaac Okoro
SF – Lauri Markkanen
PF – Evan Mobley
C – Jarrett Allen
Injury news: Cedi Osman (Back) and Dean Wade (Calf) are out
Mavericks Projected Lineup
PG – Luka Doncic
SG – Tim Hardaway Jr.
SF – Dorian Finney-Smith
PF – Kristaps Porzingis
C – Dwight Powell
Injury news: Jalen Brunson (Foot) is available; Willie Cauley-Stein (Illness) and Frank Ntilikina (Calf) are out
Washington Wizards vs. San Antonio Spurs (8:30 p.m. ET)
Wizards Projected Lineup
PG – Spencer Dinwiddie
SG – Bradley Beal
SF – Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
PF – Kyle Kuzma
C – Montrezl Harrell
Injury news: Nothing new
Spurs Projected Lineup
PG – Dejounte Murray
SG – Derrick White
SF – Keita Bates-Diop
PF – Keldon Johnson
C – Jakob Poeltl
Injury news: Doug McDermott (Knee) and Devin Vassell (Quad) are out
Portland Trail Blazers vs. Utah Jazz (9 p.m. ET)
Trail Blazers Projected Lineup
PG – Damian Lillard
SG – CJ McCollum
SF – Nassir Little
PF – Robert Covington
C – Jusuf Nurkic
Injury news: Norman Powell (Quad) is out
Jazz Projected Lineup
PG – Mike Conley
SG – Donovan Mitchell
SF – Joe Ingles
PF – Bojan Bogdanovic
C – Rudy Gobert
Injury news: Royce O'Neale (Ankle) is out
New Orleans Pelicans vs. Los Angeles Clippers (10:30 p.m. ET)
Pelicans Projected Lineup
PG – Devonte' Graham
SG – Josh Hart
SF – Brandon Ingram
PF – Herb Jones
C – Jonas Valanciunas
Injury news: Nothing new
Clippers Projected Lineup
PG – Reggie Jackson
SG – Eric Bledsoe
SF – Paul George
PF – Marcus Morris
C – Ivica Zubac
Injury news: Marcus Morris (Knee) is probable; Nicolas Batum (Illness) is out
