Below you can find today’s NBA player injury reports as well as projected starting lineups. These NBA starting lineup projections are updated once in the morning by 9AM EST, then again around 3:30/4PM EST and then we’ll hit routine updates as news comes in from 5PM until the last game locks.
NBA Starting Lineups for Thursday, March 20th, 2025
Last updated: 10 hours 18 minutes ago
Q = Questionable; D = Doubtful; GTD = Game-time decision
Dallas Mavericks @ Indiana Pacers
Dallas Mavericks
| Position | Player Name | Injury |
| PG | Spencer Dinwiddie | - |
| SG | Naji Marshall | - |
| SF | Kessler Edwards | - |
| PF | PJ Washington | - |
| C | Kai Jones | - |
Team notes: Klay Thompson and Brandon Williams are out. Jaden Hardy and Kai Jones were questionable but are available. Mavs have 8 players. This lineup is confirmed.
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Indiana Pacers
| Position | Player Name | Injury |
| PG | Andrew Nembhard | - |
| SG | Bennedict Mathurin | - |
| SF | Aaron Nesmith | - |
| PF | Pascal Siakam | - |
| C | Myles Turner | - |
Team notes: Tyrese Haliburton is out. Pascal Siakam and Jarace Walker were questionable but will play. This lineup is confirmed.
Houston Rockets @ Orlando Magic
Houston Rockets
| Position | Player Name | Injury |
| PG | Fred VanVleet | - |
| SG | Jalen Green | - |
| SF | Dillon Brooks | - |
| PF | Tari Eason | - |
| C | Alperen Sengun | - |
Team notes: Amen Thompson is still out. This lineup is confirmed.
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Orlando Magic
| Position | Player Name | Injury |
| PG | Cory Joseph | - |
| SG | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | - |
| SF | Franz Wagner | - |
| PF | Paolo Banchero | - |
| C | Wendell Carter Jr. | - |
Team notes: Cole Anthony is out. Cory Joseph will start in his absence. This lineup is confirmed.
Detroit Pistons @ Miami Heat
Detroit Pistons
| Position | Player Name | Injury |
| PG | Cade Cunningham | - |
| SG | Tim Hardaway Jr. | - |
| SF | Ausar Thompson | - |
| PF | Tobias Harris | - |
| C | Jalen Duren | - |
Team notes: No current injury news. This lineup is confirmed.
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Miami Heat
| Position | Player Name | Injury |
| PG | Tyler Herro | - |
| SG | Duncan Robinson | - |
| SF | Jaime Jaquez Jr. | - |
| PF | Bam Adebayo | - |
| C | Kel'el Ware | - |
Team notes: Andrew Wiggins is out. Alec Burks is in after being listed as questionable. This lineup is confirmed.
Philadelphia 76ers @ Oklahoma City Thunder
Philadelphia 76ers
| Position | Player Name | Injury |
| PG | Jared Butler | - |
| SG | Quentin Grimes | - |
| SF | Justin Edwards | - |
| PF | Guerschon Yabusele | - |
| C | Oshae Brissett | - |
Team notes: Adem Bona, Andre Drummond, Tyrese Maxey, and Lonnie Walker are out. Kelly Oubre is out. Guerschon Yabusele was questionable but will play. This lineup is confirmed.
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Oklahoma City Thunder
| Position | Player Name | Injury |
| PG | Isaiah Joe | - |
| SG | Aaron Wiggins | - |
| SF | Dillon Jones | - |
| PF | Chet Holmgren | - |
| C | Jaylin Williams | - |
Team notes: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Williams, Lu Dort and Ousmane Dieng are out. Isaiah Hartenstein and Cason Wallace are also out. This lineup is confirmed.
New York Knicks @ San Antonio Spurs
New York Knicks
| Position | Player Name | Injury |
| PG | Miles McBride | - |
| SG | Mikal Bridges | - |
| SF | Josh Hart | - |
| PF | OG Anunoby | - |
| C | Karl-Anthony Towns | - |
Team notes: Mitchell Robinson was questionable but will play. Jalen Brunson remains out. This lineup is confirmed.
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San Antonio Spurs
| Position | Player Name | Injury |
| PG | Chris Paul | - |
| SG | Stephon Castle | - |
| SF | Devin Vassell | - |
| PF | Harrison Barnes | - |
| C | Jeremy Sochan | - |
Team notes: No current injury news. This lineup is confirmed.
New Orleans Pelicans @ Minnesota Timberwolves
New Orleans Pelicans
| Position | Player Name | Injury |
| PG | Jose Alvarado | - |
| SG | CJ McCollum | - |
| SF | Zion Williamson | - |
| PF | Kelly Olynyk | - |
| C | Yves Missi | - |
Team notes: Trey Murphy is out for the season with a torn labrum. Alvarado will start for him. This lineup is confirmed.
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Minnesota Timberwolves
| Position | Player Name | Injury |
| PG | Mike Conley | - |
| SG | Anthony Edwards | - |
| SF | Jaden McDaniels | - |
| PF | Julius Randle | - |
| C | Rudy Gobert | - |
Team notes: No current injury news. This lineup is confirmed.
Washington Wizards @ Utah Jazz
Washington Wizards
| Position | Player Name | Injury |
| PG | Jordan Poole | - |
| SG | Carlton Carrington | - |
| SF | AJ Johnson | - |
| PF | Tristan Vukcevic | - |
| C | Alexandre Sarr | - |
Team notes: Kyshawn George and Khris Middleton are out. Jordan Poole and Marcus Smart were questionable but will play. Smart (illness) went from doubtful to questionable to playing. This team doesn't want to win tonight so winning players could get pulled early. This lineup is confirmed.
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Utah Jazz
| Position | Player Name | Injury |
| PG | Isaiah Collier | - |
| SG | Collin Sexton | - |
| SF | Cody Williams | - |
| PF | Kyle Filipowski | - |
| C | Walker Kessler | - |
Team notes: Lauri Markkanen, John Collins, KJ Martin, and Svi Mykhailiuk are out. This team doesn't want to win tonight so winning players could get pulled early. This lineup is confirmed.
Denver Nuggets @ Los Angeles Lakers
Denver Nuggets
| Position | Player Name | Injury |
| PG | Russell Westbrook | - |
| SG | Christian Braun | - |
| SF | Michael Porter Jr. | - |
| PF | Peyton Watson | - |
| C | Aaron Gordon | - |
Team notes: Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray are out. Christian Braun was questionable but will play. Russell Westbrook will pick up a ton of usage. This lineup is confirmed.
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Los Angeles Lakers
| Position | Player Name | Injury |
| PG | Luka Doncic | - |
| SG | Austin Reaves | - |
| SF | Jordan Goodwin | - |
| PF | Dorian Finney-Smith | - |
| C | Jaxson Hayes | - |
Team notes: LeBron James, Rui Hachimura and Trey Jemison are out. Luka and Reaves should dominate the usage again with the other three projected starters seeing very minimal usage. This lineup is confirmed.
Memphis Grizzlies @ Portland Trail Blazers
Memphis Grizzlies
| Position | Player Name | Injury |
| PG | Luke Kennard | - |
| SG | Desmond Bane | - |
| SF | Jaylen Wells | - |
| PF | Jaren Jackson Jr. | - |
| C | Zach Edey | - |
Team notes: Ja Morant, GG Jackson and Lamar Stevens are out. Santi Aldama and Scotty Pippen are questionable but expected to play. This lineup is confirmed.
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Portland Trail Blazers
| Position | Player Name | Injury |
| PG | Anfernee Simons | - |
| SG | Shaedon Sharpe | - |
| SF | Toumani Camara | - |
| PF | Deni Avdija | - |
| C | Donovan Clingan | - |
Team notes: Toumani Camara was questionable but will play. Jerami Grant, Jabari Walker and Robert Williams are out. This lineup is confirmed.
Cleveland Cavaliers @ Sacramento Kings
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Position | Player Name | Injury |
| PG | Donovan Mitchell | - |
| SG | Max Strus | - |
| SF | Dean Wade | - |
| PF | Evan Mobley | - |
| C | Jarrett Allen | - |
Team notes: Darius Garland is out. Dean Wade will start in his place. Cleveland is on the back end of a back-to-back. This lineup is confirmed.
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Sacramento Kings
| Position | Player Name | Injury |
| PG | Malik Monk | - |
| SG | Keon Ellis | - |
| SF | DeMar DeRozan | - |
| PF | Keegan Murray | - |
| C | Jonas Valanciunas | - |
Team notes: Domantas Sabonis and Zach LaVine are out. Jonas Valanciunas should start but has been played off the floor in recent starts (14 minutes and 22 minutes last two starts). Consider Valanciunas volatile. Keon Ellis should start for LaVine and play big minutes. This lineup is confirmed.
Chicago Bulls @ Phoenix Suns
Chicago Bulls
| Position | Player Name | Injury |
| PG | Tre Jones | - |
| SG | Coby White | - |
| SF | Kevin Huerter | - |
| PF | Matas Buzelis | - |
| C | Nikola Vucevic | - |
Team notes: Lonzo Ball is out. Josh Giddey was questionable but will play, although he won't start. This lineup is confirmed.
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Phoenix Suns
| Position | Player Name | Injury |
| PG | Collin Gillespie | - |
| SG | Devin Booker | - |
| SF | Ryan Dunn | - |
| PF | Kevin Durant | - |
| C | Nick Richards | - |
Team notes: Grayson Allen and Bradley Beal are out. Collin Gillespie started last game in this situation. This lineup is confirmed.
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