Next game · Friday, October 9 · projected from 2025-26 minutes · injuries 14 min ago
Mavericks starting lineup
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Until the Mavericks play their first game of 2026-27, the expected five are the five most-used players of 2025-26 who are on the roster today and not ruled out; the first box score replaces the projection automatically. Nobody is ruled out on the injury report. Tip-off 8:00 AM ET ET / 5:00 AM PT PT; the game page has the preview and how to watch.
Expected five
2025-26 minutes, current roster1
Cooper FlaggF · #3221.0 pts · 6.7 reb · 4.5 ast33.5 min per game last season2
P.J. WashingtonF · #2514.2 pts · 7.0 reb · 1.8 ast31.0 min per game last season3
Naji MarshallF · #315.2 pts · 4.7 reb · 3.3 ast29.5 min per game last season4
Max ChristieG · #012.3 pts · 3.2 reb · 2.0 ast29.1 min per game last season5
Santi AldamaF-C · #3414.0 pts · 6.7 reb · 2.9 ast27.9 min per game last season
Cooper FlaggF · #3221.0 pts · 6.7 reb · 4.5 ast33.5 min per game last season2P.J. WashingtonF · #2514.2 pts · 7.0 reb · 1.8 ast31.0 min per game last season3Naji MarshallF · #315.2 pts · 4.7 reb · 3.3 ast29.5 min per game last season4Max ChristieG · #012.3 pts · 3.2 reb · 2.0 ast29.1 min per game last season5Santi AldamaF-C · #3414.0 pts · 6.7 reb · 2.9 ast27.9 min per game last seasonBench rotation
next in line by minutes6
Zaccharie Risacher F22.4 min · 9.6 pts7
Daniel Gafford F-C21.7 min · 9.5 pts8
John Poulakidas G19.5 min · 8.8 pts9Dereck Lively II C16.5 min · 4.3 pts10
Caleb Martin F14.8 min · 3.9 pts11
Dwight Powell F-C14.4 min · 3.3 pts
Zaccharie Risacher F22.4 min · 9.6 pts7Daniel Gafford F-C21.7 min · 9.5 pts8John Poulakidas G19.5 min · 8.8 pts9Dereck Lively II C16.5 min · 4.3 pts10Caleb Martin F14.8 min · 3.9 pts11Dwight Powell F-C14.4 min · 3.3 ptsThe full depth chart, with contracts, is on the roster page.
Injury report
full report →Next game
schedule →
vs Houston RocketsFriday, October 9 · 8:00 AM ET ET · Venetian ArenaGame page →The Rockets' expected five is on their lineup page.
Teams announce official starters about 30 minutes before tip-off; this page is the best reading of the data before that, and it updates itself when the injury report or a box score changes.