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Cooper had 14 points (5-8 FG, 2-3 3Pt, 2-2 FT), five rebounds and three assists in 29 minutes off the bench during Saturday's 127-113 loss to the Nets.

One game after scoring a career-high 18 points against the Pistons, Cooper came through with another strong performance from the second unit for the shorthanded Wizards. The second-year guard has played at least 13 minutes in five straight games, but his role will shrink once the likes of Kyshawn George (knee) and Tre Johnson (ankle) are cleared to return.

Champagnie ended with 21 points (5-8 FG, 1-2 3Pt, 10-10 FT), nine rebounds, two assists and two blocks across 22 minutes during Saturday's 127-113 loss to the Nets.

Making his second straight start for the shorthanded Wizards, Champagnie produced a new season scoring high thanks to an impressive performance at the free-throw line while just missing his fourth double-double of the campaign. The fifth-year forward has scored in double digits in six of his last 11 games (four starts), averaging 10.4 points, 6.0 boards, 1.3 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.9 threes in 23.1 minutes a contest over that stretch.

Cissoko will start against the Grizzlies on Saturday.

With Deni Avdija (back) and Shaedon Sharpe (calf) sidelined, Cissoko will return to the starting five. As a starter this season (22 games), the two-way player has averaged 7.4 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.2 assists across 24.9 minutes per contest.

Anderson is starting against the Trail Blazers on Saturday.

The Grizzlies don't have a lot of frontcourt players available, so Anderson will be their nominal center. The veteran will make his Memphis debut Saturday after not playing in Friday's loss to the Trail Blazers. Anderson averaged 7.1 points, 3.3 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game in 20 contests off the bench with the Jazz before the trade to Memphis.

Jerome is part of the starting lineup for Saturday's game against Portland.

Jerome got the night off Friday, and he'll be back in action Saturday in a starting role. Jerome has played between 19 and 21 minutes in all three of his appearances this season, but given Memphis' slew of unavailable guards, Jerome could be forced to play more minutes.

Caldwell-Pope will start against the Trail Blazers on Saturday.

The Grizzlies will be without several key contributors Saturday, so Caldwell-Pope will enter the starting five for the first time since Nov. 12. As a starter this season (13 games), the veteran guard has averaged 8.1 points, 3.1 assists and 2.8 rebounds across 23.3 minutes per contest.

Prosper isn't part of the starting lineup for Saturday's game against Portland.

The Grizzlies have been severely shorthanded in the frontcourt recently, and it was Prosper who was called upon to serve as the team's starting center last time out. However, Kyle Anderson is available Saturday night, and the veteran forward will take over center duties from Prosper. Given the Grizzlies' sheer lack of bodies, expect Prosper to see significant run off the bench.

Mashack will start against Portland on Saturday.

With the Grizzlies extremely shorthanded in the second leg of this back-to-back set, the two-way player will make his first career NBA start. Mashack has logged 20-plus minutes in back-to-back games, averaging 3.5 points, 3.0 assists, 3.0 steals and 2.5 rebounds in 21.5 minutes per tilt during that span.

Clifford will start against the Cavaliers on Saturday, Matt George of ABC 10 Sacramento reports.

The rookie first-rounder will get the starting nod due to Zach LaVine (finger) being sidelined. As a starter this season (seven games), Clifford has averaged 6.6 points, 4.3 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.1 steals in 29.1 minutes per contest.

Plowden is in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Cavaliers, Matt George of ABC 10 Sacramento reports.

Plowden will make the first start of his NBA career as the Kings will play a young starting lineup. Plowden will slot alongside two rookies, Maxime Raynaud and Nique Clifford, and veterans Russell Westbrook and DeMar DeRozan. Plowden is averaging 3.0 points and 2.0 rebounds per game in his four outings off the bench in 2025-26.