Thursday’s Projected NBA Starting Lineups & Injury News

Below are the projected starting lineups for each NBA team for Thursday's four-game slate, along with notable news for each squad. For real-time updates to these lineups, check out the NBA Labs Insiders tool.

Last updated at 10 a.m. ET.

Projected NBA Starting Lineups for Thursday, January 9

• Boston Celtics: Kemba Walker – Jaylen Brown – Jayson Tatum – Gordon Hayward – Daniel Theis
• Cleveland Cavaliers: Darius Garland – Collin Sexton – Cedi Osman – Kevin Love – Tristan Thompson
• Detroit Pistons: Bruce Brown – Svi Mykhailiuk – Tony Snell – Sekou Doumbouya – Andre Drummond
• Houston Rockets: Russell Westbrook – James Harden – Danuel House – PJ Tucker – Clint Capela
• Minnesota Timberwolves: Shabazz Napier – Jarrett Culver – Andrew Wiggins – Robert Covington – Karl-Anthony Towns
• OKC Thunder: Chris Paul – Shai Gilgeous-Alexander – Terrance Ferguson – Darius Bazley – Steven Adams
• Philadelphia 76ers: Ben Simmons – Josh Richardson – Tobias Harris – Mike Scott – Al Horford
• Portland Trail Blazers: Damian Lillard – CJ McCollum – Kent Bazemore – Carmelo Anthony – Hassan Whiteside

Injury News

• Boston Celtics: Nothing new.
• Cleveland Cavaliers: Dante Exum (illness) is out.
• Detroit Pistons: Blake Griffin underwent knee surgery. Markieff Morris (foot) is out.
• Houston Rockets: Nothing new.
• Minnesota Timberwolves: Karl-Anthony Towns (knee) is questionable.
• OKC Thunder: Nerlens Noel (ankle) and Danilo Gallinari (calf) are out.
• Philadelphia 76ers: Joel Embiid (finger) is out. Matisse Thybulle (knee) is expected to be available.
• Portland Trail Blazers: Skal Labissiere (knee) is out at least 4 more weeks.