NBA Starting Lineups

Projected starters for Tuesday, October 20's 3 games: each team's five healthy players with the most projected minutes. Projected, not confirmed: teams announce starters shortly before tip-off.

Boston Celtics at Detroit Pistons

BOS projected five	Pos	Min
Derrick White BOS · PG/SG	PG	34
Payton Pritchard BOS · PG	PG	33
Paul George BOS · SG/SF/PF	SG	29
Jayson Tatum BOS · SF/PF	SF	34
Neemias Queta BOS · C	C	25

DET projected five	Pos	Min
Cade Cunningham DET · PG	PG	34
Ausar Thompson DET · SG/SF	SG	28
Duncan Robinson DET · SG/SF	SG	24
John Collins DET · PF/C	PF	29
Jalen Duren DET · C	C	29

Philadelphia 76ers at New York Knicks

PHI projected five	Pos	Min
Tyrese Maxey PHI · PG	PG	36
VJ Edgecombe PHI · PG/SG	PG	35
LeBron James PHI · PG/SF/PF GTD	PG	32
Jaylen Brown PHI · SG/SF/PF GTD	SG	34
Joel Embiid PHI · C GTD	C	30

NYK projected five	Pos	Min
Jalen Brunson NYK · PG	PG	35
Mikal Bridges NYK · SG/SF/PF	SG	33
Josh Hart NYK · SG/SF DTD	SG	32
OG Anunoby NYK · SF/PF	SF	33
Karl-Anthony Towns NYK · PF/C	PF	32

Oklahoma City Thunder at San Antonio Spurs

OKC projected five	Pos	Min
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander OKC · PG	PG	33
Cason Wallace OKC · PG/SG/SF DTD	PG	29
Ajay Mitchell OKC · PG/SG	PG	28
Jalen Williams OKC · SG/SF/PF	SG	31
Chet Holmgren OKC · PF/C DTD	PF	29

SAS projected five	Pos	Min
Stephon Castle SAS · PG/SG	PG	31
Dylan Harper SAS · PG/SG	PG	31
De'Aaron Fox SAS · PG	PG	31
Devin Vassell SAS · SG/SF	SG	30
Victor Wembanyama SAS · C	C	31

Every team's full rotation: depth charts. Who to start tonight: Start or Sit. Full injury list: injury report. Players gaining minutes: waiver wire.

Common questions

Are these the confirmed NBA starting lineups?

No. They are projected: each team's five healthy players with the most projected minutes. Teams confirm their starters shortly before tip-off, and a coach can always start someone the minutes do not favor. Use this to plan; check the official five before lock if a decision is close.

How are injuries handled?

Anyone listed Out is removed from the projected five, and the next player by projected minutes takes his place. Questionable and day-to-day players stay in the lineup with their tag shown, because most of them play.

Who should I stream when a starter is out?

The player who inherits the minutes. Each injured starter on tonight's slate is paired with that player above, and the best of them are listed at the top of the page ranked by 9-cat value.

Why is the lineup in this order?

Point guard to center, by each player's primary position. The five themselves are chosen purely by projected minutes, with no editorial judgement.

How often does this update?

Projections and injury tags refresh from Sleeper several times a day, so the projected fives move as news breaks.