Next game · Tuesday, October 6 · projected from 2025-26 minutes · injuries 4 min ago
Thunder starting lineup
vsPelicans
8:00 PM ET ET
8:00 PM ET ET
Until the Thunder 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 PM ET ET / 5:00 PM PT PT; the game page has the preview and how to watch.
Expected five
2025-26 minutes, current roster1
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderG · #231.1 pts · 4.3 reb · 6.6 ast33.2 min per game last season2
Chet HolmgrenC-F · #717.1 pts · 8.9 reb · 1.7 ast28.9 min per game last season3
Jalen WilliamsG-F · #817.1 pts · 4.6 reb · 5.5 ast28.4 min per game last season4
Cason WallaceG · #228.6 pts · 3.1 reb · 2.6 ast26.6 min per game last season5
Ajay MitchellG · #2513.6 pts · 3.3 reb · 3.6 ast25.8 min per game last season
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderG · #231.1 pts · 4.3 reb · 6.6 ast33.2 min per game last season2Chet HolmgrenC-F · #717.1 pts · 8.9 reb · 1.7 ast28.9 min per game last season3Jalen WilliamsG-F · #817.1 pts · 4.6 reb · 5.5 ast28.4 min per game last season4Cason WallaceG · #228.6 pts · 3.1 reb · 2.6 ast26.6 min per game last season5Ajay MitchellG · #2513.6 pts · 3.3 reb · 3.6 ast25.8 min per game last seasonBench rotation
next in line by minutes6
Isaiah Hartenstein C-F24.2 min · 9.2 pts7
Jaylin Williams F19.7 min · 7.2 pts8
Alex Caruso G18.2 min · 6.2 pts9
Jared McCain G17.3 min · 8.3 pts10Nikola Topić G16.0 min · 5.2 pts11Kenrich Williams G-F15.3 min · 6.5 pts
Isaiah Hartenstein C-F24.2 min · 9.2 pts7Jaylin Williams F19.7 min · 7.2 pts8Alex Caruso G18.2 min · 6.2 pts9Jared McCain G17.3 min · 8.3 pts10Nikola Topić G16.0 min · 5.2 pts11Kenrich Williams G-F15.3 min · 6.5 ptsThe full depth chart, with contracts, is on the roster page.
Injury report
full report →Next game
schedule →
vs New Orleans PelicansTuesday, October 6 · 8:00 PM ET ET · BOK CenterGame page →The Pelicans' 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.