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, April 17th, 2025
Last updated: 20 hours 53 minutes ago
Q = Questionable; D = Doubtful; GTD = Game-time decision
Miami Heat @ Chicago Bulls
Miami Heat
| Position | Player Name | Injury |
| PG | Tyler Herro | - |
| SG | Alec Burks | - |
| SF | Andrew Wiggins | - |
| PF | Bam Adebayo | - |
| C | Kel'el Ware | - |
Team notes: Expect elevated minutes for Herro and Adebayo, although Spoelstra did go with a 9 man rotation in last year's two play-in games with Adebayo playing 31 minutes in a nail-biter and 32 minutes in a blowout. Wiggins' minutes are a bit volatile, as he's missed 7 of 9 games with a hamstring and may not have as high of a minute ceiling as Herro and Bam. This lineup is confirmed.
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Chicago Bulls
| Position | Player Name | Injury |
| PG | Josh Giddey | - |
| SG | Coby White | - |
| SF | Kevin Huerter | - |
| PF | Matas Buzelis | - |
| C | Nikola Vucevic | - |
Team notes: Expect increased minutes for Giddey (probable with a forearm), White and Vucevic. In last season's two play-in games, White averaged 40 minutes while Vucevic averaged 36 minutes. DeMar DeRozan and Ayo Dosunmu both averaged over 40 minutes, so Giddey could approach that. This lineup is confirmed.
Dallas Mavericks @ Sacramento Kings
Dallas Mavericks
| Position | Player Name | Injury |
| PG | Klay Thompson | - |
| SG | Naji Marshall | - |
| SF | PJ Washington | - |
| PF | Anthony Davis | - |
| C | Dereck Lively II | - |
Team notes: Dallas has the most minutes volatility of the four teams tonight, as they have had numerous injuries that a) don't give us a great read of their playoff rotation minutes and b) don't give us a great read on player minute ceilings because minutes have been managed on some players, such as Anthony Davis. Brandon Williams is questionable. This lineup is confirmed.
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Sacramento Kings
| Position | Player Name | Injury |
| PG | Keon Ellis | - |
| SG | Zach LaVine | - |
| SF | DeMar DeRozan | - |
| PF | Keegan Murray | - |
| C | Domantas Sabonis | - |
Team notes: Malik Monk and Jake LaRavia are out. LaVine (172 minutes in Sac's last 4 meaningful games) and DeRozan (157 minutes in last 4 meaningful games) should get all of the run they can handle, while Sabonis (153 minutes in last four meaningful games) should also see a solid minutes bump. This lineup is confirmed.
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