Memphis Grizzlies vs Phoenix Suns Predicted Starting Lineups and Depth Chart for Dec. 31 | 2024-25 NBA season

The Memphis Grizzlies are set to end the year on the road against the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night. The Grizzlies are plagued by injuries again, barely clinging to the No. 2 spot in the Western Conference standings. The Suns, on the other hand, are trying to finish 2024 as strong as possible with a record of 3-7 in their last 10 games.

Tonight's game is the first meeting of the season between the two teams. It has been a completely even contest in their last 10 matchups with five wins each. However, it was the Suns who won last season's series 2-1.

Phoenix is coming off a disappointing loss to the Golden State Warriors 109-105 last Saturday. Meanwhile, the Grizzlies were dismantled by the OKC Thunder 130-106 last Sunday on the road.

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Memphis Grizzlies vs Phoenix Suns Injury Reports

Grizzlies

The Memphis Grizzlies have a whopping nine players on their injury report for New Year's Eve. Eight of those players are listed as out, while Yuki Kawamura is tagged as questionable. Kawamura will likely get evaluated before tip-off and could either get upgraded to available or downgraded to out.

Ja Morant, Marcus Smart, Zach Edey, Brandon Clarke, Jake LaRavia, Santi Aldama, GG Jackson II and Vince Wiliams Jr. are all out due to injuries. The Grizzlies will have only nine active players against the Phoenix Suns.

Suns

The Phoenix Suns don't have as many players on their injury report as the Grizzlies. However, they still have five players listed as out. Royce O'Neale is recovering from a sprained ankle, while Jusuf Nurkic is still serving his suspension from slapping Naji Marshall of the Dallas Mavericks.

Jalen Bridges, Collin Gillespie and TyTy Washington Jr. are on two-way contracts, so they have to sit this one. Devin Booker and Bol Bol are tagged as questionable, which means they are set to be evaluated before the start of the game. Grayson Wallen is listed as probable and will likely suit up for the first time since Dec. 21.

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Memphis Grizzlies vs Phoenix Suns Predicted Starting Lineups and Depth Chart

Grizzlies

G - Scotty Pippen Jr. | G - Desmond Bane | F - Jaylen Wells | F - Jaren Jackson Jr. | C - Jay Huff

Point Guard	Shooting Guard	Small Forward	Power Forward	Center
Ja Morant	Desmond Bane	Jaylen Wells	Jaren Jackson Jr.	Zach Edey
Scotty Pippen Jr.	Marcus Smart	Luke Kennard	Santi Aldama	Brandon Clarke
Yuki Kawamura	John Konchar	Jake LaRavia	GG Jackson II	Jay Huff
Cam Spencer		Vince Williams Jr.		Collin Castleton

Suns

G - Tyus Jones | G - Bradley Beal | F - Ryan Dunn | F - Kevin Durant | C - Mason Plumlee

Point Guard	Shooting Guard	Small Forward	Power Forward	Center
Tyus Jones	Devin Booker	Bradley Beal	Kevin Durant	Jusuf Nurkic
Monte Morris	Grayson Allen	Ryan Dunn	Royce O'Neale	Mason Plumlee
TyTy Washington Jr.	Josh Okogie	Jalen Bridges	Bol Bol	Oso Ighodaro
Collin Gillespie	Damion Lee

Note: Players in bold fonts are currently out with an injury.

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How to watch the Memphis Grizzlies vs Phoenix Suns game?

The Grizzlies-Suns game is scheduled for a 9:00 p.m. EST tip-off at Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona. It will be televised locally on FanDuel Sports Network Southeast in Memphis and the AZ Family channel in Phoenix.

Fans can also live stream the contest on platforms such as NBA League Pass and FuboTV, which are both paid subscriptions.