Starting Lineups: Nov. 26
If Wednesday night feels like a compressed schedule in the Association, it is, with Thanksgiving Day reserved for football.
There's 13 NBA games on Wednesday night, including a battle of the top two picks in last June's draft: the Milwaukee Bucks' Jabari Parker and the Minnesota Timberwolves' Andrew Wiggins.
Also on tap is a matchup of two teams picked by many to finish at the top of the Eastern Conference: the Washington Wizards and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Only Washington is holding up their end so far though, with Cleveland struggling at 6-7. The Cavs are expected to start Mike Miller at two guard Wednesday, ending Shawn Marion's run as the starting third forward/shooting guard.
Here are tonight's projected starting lineups:
Washington Wizards at Cleveland Cavaliers, 7 p.m. ET
| Position | Wizards | Cavaliers |
|---|---|---|
| PG | John Wall | Kyrie Irving |
| SG | Bradley Beal | Shawn Marion |
| SF | Paul Pierce | LeBron James |
| PF | Kris Humphries | Kevin Love |
| C | Marcin Gortat | Anderson Varejao |
*Wizards PF Nene (foot) will not play
Portland Trailblazers at Charlotte Hornets, 7 p.m. ET
| Position | Trailblazers | Hornets |
|---|---|---|
| PG | Damian Lillard | Kemba Walker |
| SG | Wesley Matthews | Gerald Henderson |
| SF | Nicolas Batum | Lance Stephenson |
| PF | LaMarcus Aldridge | Marvin Williams |
| C | Robin Lopez | Al Jefferson |
*Hornets SG Gary Neal (shoulder) will not play
*hornets SG P.J. Hairston (ankle) will play
Golden State Warriors at Orlando Magic, 7 p.m. ET
| Position | Warriors | Magic |
|---|---|---|
| PG | Stephen Curry | Victor Oladipo |
| SG | Klay Thompson | Evan Fournier |
| SF | Harrison Barnes | Tobias Harris |
| PF | Draymond Green | Channing Frye |
| C | Andrew Bogut | Nikola Vucevic |
*Warriors PF David Lee (hamstring) will not play
*Warriors G Leandro Barbosa (knee) will not play
*Magic SG Evan Fournier (quad) will play
Brooklyn Nets vs. Philadelphia 76ers, 7 p.m. ET
| Position | Nets | 76ers |
|---|---|---|
| PG | Deron Williams | Michael Carter-Williams |
| SG | Bojan Bogdanovic | Tony Wroten |
| SF | Joe Johnson | Luc Richard Mbah a Moute |
| PF | Kevin Garnett | Nerlens Noel |
| C | Brook Lopez | Henry Sims |
New York Knicks at Dallas Mavericks, 7:30 p.m. ET
| Position | Knicks | Mavericks |
|---|---|---|
| PG | Jose Calderon | Devin Harris |
| SG | Iman Shumpert | Monta Ellis |
| SF | J.R. Smith | Chander Parsons |
| PF | Quncy Acy | Dirk Nowitzki |
| C | Samuel Dalembert | Tyson Chandler |
*Knicks F Carmelo Anthony (back) will not play
*knicks PF Andrea Bargnani (calf) will not play
*Mavericks G Raymond Felton (ankle) will not play
*Mavericks G Jameer Nelson (back) will not play
Toronto Raptors at Atlanta Hawks, 7:30 p.m. ET
| Position | Raptors | Hawks |
|---|---|---|
| PG | Kyle Lowry | Jeff Teague |
| SG | DeMar DeRozan | Kyle Korver |
| SF | Terrence Ross | DeMarre Carroll |
| PF | Amir Johnson | Paul Millsap |
| C | Jonas Valanciunas | Al Horford |
*Raptors F Tyler Hansbrough (shoulder) will not play
*Raptors F James Johnson (illness) will play
*Hawks G Thabo Sefolosha (flu-like symptoms) will not play
Los Angeles Clippers at Detroit Pistons, 7:30 p.m. ET
| Position | Clippers | Pistons |
|---|---|---|
| PG | Chris Paul | D.J. Augustin |
| SG | J.J. Redick | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope |
| SF | Reggie Bullock | Josh Smith |
| PF | Blake Griffin | Greg Monroe |
| C | DeAndre Jordan | Andre Drummond |
*Clippers F Matt Barnes (calf) will not play
*Pistons G Brandon Jennings (thumb) will not play
Milwaukee Bucks at Minnesota Timberwolves, 8 p.m. ET
| Position | Bucks | Timberwolves |
|---|---|---|
| PG | Brandon Knight | Zach LaVine |
| SG | O.J. Mayo | Corey Brewer |
| SF | Giannis Antetokounmpo | Andrew Wiggins |
| PF | Jabari Parker | Thaddeus Young |
| C | Larry Sanders | Gorgui Dieng |
*Timberwolves G Kevin Martin (wrist) will not play
*Timberwolves C Nikola Pekovic (wrist) will not play
*Timberwolves G Mo Williams (illness) will not play
Sacramento Kings at Houston Rockets, 8 p.m. ET
| Position | Kings | Rockets |
|---|---|---|
| PG | Ramon Sessions | Isaiah Canaan |
| SG | Ben McLemore | James Harden |
| SF | Omri Casspi | Trevor Ariza |
| PF | Jason Thompson | Donatas Motiejunas |
| C | DeMarcus Cousins | Tarik Black |
*Kings SF Rudy Gay (Achilles) will not play
*Kings PG Darren Collison (quad) will not play
*Rockets C Dwight Howard (knee) will not play
*Rockets PG Patrick Beverley (hamstring) will not play
*Rockets PF Terrence Jones (knee) will not play
Utah Jazz at Oklahoma City Thunder, 8 p.m. ET
| Position | Jazz | Thunder |
|---|---|---|
| PG | Trey Burke | Reggie Jackson |
| SG | Alec Burks | Andre Roberson |
| SF | Gordon Hayward | Lance Thomas |
| PF | Derrick Favors | Serge Ibaka |
| C | Enes Kanter | Steven Adams |
Indiana Pacers at San Antonio Spurs, 8:30 p.m. ET
| Position | Pacers | Spurs |
|---|---|---|
| PG | Donald Sloan | Tony Parker |
| SG | Rodney Stuckey | Danny Green |
| SF | Solomon Hill | Kawhi Leonard |
| PF | Luis Scola | Tim Duncan |
| C | Ian Mahinmi | Boris Diaw |
*Pacers C Roy Hibbert (ankle) will not play
*Spurs C Tiago Splitter (calf) will not play
Denver Nuggets at Phoenix Suns, 9 p.m. ET
| Position | Nuggets | Suns |
|---|---|---|
| PG | Ty Lawson | Eric Bledsoe |
| SG | Arron Afflalo | Goran Dragic |
| SF | Wilson Chandler | Marcus Morris |
| PF | Kenneth Faried | Markieff Morris |
| C | Timofey Mozgov | Miles Plumlee |
*Nuggets C JaVale McGee (leg) will not play
Memphis Grizzlies at Los Angeles Lakers, 10:30 p.m. ET
| Position | Grizzlies | Lakers |
|---|---|---|
| PG | Mike Conley | Jeremy Lin |
| SG | Courtney Lee | Kobe Bryant |
| SF | Tony Allen | Wesley Johnson |
| PF | Zach Randolph | Carlos Boozer |
| C | Marc Gasol | Jordan Hill |