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Sheppard will start Sunday's game against the Grizzlies, Will Guillory of The Athletic reports.

With Houston resting four of its regular starters, Sheppard will enter the first unit in the Rockets' regular-season finale. As a starter this season (20 games), the second-year guard has averaged 15.2 points, 5.0 assists, 3.9 rebounds and 2.1 steals across 30.4 minutes per tilt.

Capela is in the starting lineup for Sunday's matchup with the Grizzlies, Will Guillory of The Athletic reports.

Reed Sheppard, Josh Okogie, Tari Eason and Jae'Sean Tate will join Capela in the first unit for Sunday's regular-season finale. Over two starts this season, Capela has averaged 8.5 points, 8.0 rebounds and 1.0 blocks per game.

Eason will start Sunday's game against the Grizzlies, Will Guillory of The Athletic reports.

Eason gets the starting nod due to the team resting the majority of their usual starters. Eason has seen at least 30 minutes in each of his last three starts.

Williamson will come off the bench for Sunday's regular-season finale in Houston.

Williamson will run with the second unit Sunday, but he should still see significant minutes. Over the past four games, Williamson has averaged 12.8 points, 7.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 2.8 triples and 2.0 steals over 40.2 minutes per contest.

Gibson will start Sunday's game against the Rockets.

Gibson will make his first start of the season in the team's season finale. The veteran big man has averaged 3.4 points and 2.2 rebounds in 7.4 minutes per contest over his last five appearances, but he could be in line for a larger role Sunday.

Bouyea will start in Sunday's game against Oklahoma City, Justin Martinez of The Oklahoman reports.

Bouyea will make his first start of the 2025-26 campaign. The 26-year-old is coming off a four-point, three-assist, two-rebound performance in Friday's 101-73 loss to the Lakers. However, he will have an opportunity to be more productive with the Suns down Devin Booker (ankle), Dillon Brooks (foot), Collin Gillespie (shoulder), Mark Williams (foot) and Jalen Green (knee).

Prosper won't start Sunday's game against the Rockets.

Prosper is available after missing the past two games due to an ankle injury, but he'll operate off the bench for the first time since Feb. 20, while Toby Okani and Taj Gibson start in the frontcourt. Since the All-Star break, Prosper has averaged 14.4 points, 4.3 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.3 steals in 24.4 minutes per game.

Rupert will start Sunday's game against the Rockets.

Rupert will get the starting nod after dropping a double-double off the bench in Friday's loss to Utah. As a starter this season (seven games), the two-way player has averaged 10.3 points, 5.6 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.6 steals in 31.6 minutes per game.

Looney is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's regular-season finale in Minnesota.

Josh Oduro will replace Looney in the first unit for Sunday's game, and with the Pelicans mathematically eliminated from the postseason, Looney might not be in the rotation. As a reserve this season, Looney has averaged 2.7 points and 5.8 rebounds per game.

Coffey will start Sunday's game against the Thunder, Justin Martinez of The Oklahoman reports.

Coffey will make his first start as a Sun to close the regular season. He should see a significant role due to the team having numerous players sidelined.