NBA projected starting lineups
The projected starting five for 6 NBA teams, as the league publishes them. Every club has named a starter at all five positions.
All five namedUpdated Friday, Oct 9, 2026 · 5:57 AM ET
Where these lineups come from: Projected, not confirmed. These are the league's own projected starters — what a club intends. A confirmed lineup is only known at tip-off, and this page does not claim one.
PROJECTEDThe league's own projected starter at each position. Projected, not confirmed at tip-off.
NBA projected starting lineups by teamNBA projected starting lineups by team
- PGJamal Murray
- SGChristian Braun
- SFCameron Johnson
- PFAaron Gordon
- CNikola Jokic
- PGStephen Curry
- SGBrandin Podziemski
- SFYaxel Lendeborg
- PFDraymond Green
- CAl Horford
- PGDarius Garland
- SGMax Strus
- SFDerrick Jones Jr.
- PFRui Hachimura
- CIsaiah Jackson
- PGDavion Mitchell
- SGKlay Thompson
- SFAndrew Wiggins
- PFGiannis Antetokounmpo
- CBam Adebayo
- PGImmanuel Quickley
- SGRJ Barrett
- SFKawhi Leonard
- PFScottie Barnes
- CJakob Poeltl
- PGKeyonte George
- SGDarryn Peterson
- SFLauri Markkanen
- PFJaren Jackson Jr.
- CJusuf Nurkic
METHOD
How these lineups work
Each name is the league's own projected starter at that position — the club's call, not one made here. It is published alongside the depth chart `/nba/depth-charts` prints in full, and the two normally agree. Where they do not, this is the one shown, on both pages: a starter named by the league outranks whoever happens to sit at the top of the chart.
Projected is not confirmed, and the gap matters most on the night. A club rests a starter, a late scratch changes the five, and neither reaches this feed until the league's own listing moves. The confirmed lineup appears at tip-off on the game feed, which these pages do not read.
All 6 clubs with a named starter are listed, alphabetically. Nothing on the page orders one club against another.
FAQ
Questions
Are these confirmed starting lineups?
No. They are the league's projected starters — what each club intends. A confirmed lineup is only known at tip-off, and nothing on this page claims one.
Where do the lineups come from?
The league's own projected starters, carried through the same feed that supplies these pages' standings and statistics. Each name is the league's pick at that position rather than one made here, and it is published beside the depth chart the two pages share.
Which positions make up the five?
PG, SG, SF, PF, C — point guard, shooting guard, small forward, power forward and centre.
Are these betting odds?
No. Nothing here is a market price or a prediction. Kalshi's NBA markets are on the championship, playoff and conference pages linked below.
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