Memphis Grizzlies vs. Utah Jazz Predicted Starting Lineups and Depth Chart for Jan. 25, 2025

The Memphis Grizzlies will host the Utah Jazz for a regular season game on Saturday. The Grizzlies have been a dominant force this season, especially with a healthy Ja Morant leading the way in the season's first half. They have a 30-15 record and are the third seed in the Western Conference standings.

On the contrary, the Utah Jazz are having one of their worst runs in franchise history. They have lost 32 of the 42 games they played and sit last in the Western Conference rankings. They are on a four-game losing streak with their latest loss coming against their conference's top seed, the Oklahoma City Thunder.

The Jazz faced the OKC Thunder on Wednesday and lost the matchup with a final score of 123-114. The Grizzlies on the other hand are on a five-game winning streak with their latest win coming against the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday with a final score of 139-126.

Memphis Grizzlies vs. Utah Jazz: Injury Reports

Memphis Grizzlies injury report for Jan. 25

The Grizzlies are severely undermanned going against the Jazz on Saturday. According to ESPN, six players are listed out from the matchup. Santi Aldama was out in the game against the Pelicans because of illness; no update on his availability has been made yet. Ja Morant is in the same boat as Aldama and is ruled out because of illness.

Marcus Smart and Jake LaRavia are ruled out because of a finger and back injury respectively. Meanwhile, Vince Williams Jr. is still recovering from his grade 3 ankle sprain. Cam Spencer is listed out due to a thumb injury and will be evaluated at a later date this month.

Utah Jazz injury report for Jan. 25

The Utah Jazz are also severely undermanned heading into the FedExForum on Saturday. According to ESPN, five players are listed out from the Grizzlies matchup. Johnny Juzang is out with a hand injury while John Collins is out with illness.

Cody Williams is listed out with an ankle injury while Jordan Clarkson and Taylor Hendricks are on indefinite leave due to serious injuries. Clarkson has torn his plantar fascia while Hendricks underwent surgery on his broken right leg and dislocated ankle earlier this month. Lastly, Brice Sensabaugh is listed as probable.

Memphis Grizzlies vs. Utah Jazz: predicted starting lineups and depth charts

Memphis Grizzlies predicted starting five and depth chart for Jan. 25

The Memphis Grizzlies are expected to start a lineup with Desmond Bane at the core and Zach Edey at the rim. They would try to spread the play and play it safe in Morant's absence. Here are the expected five for the Grizzlies:

PG- Luke Kennard, SG- Desmond Bane, SF- Jaylen Wells, PF- Jaren Jackson and C- Zach Edey.

Here is a depth chart for them:

Point Guard	Luke Kennard	Scotty Pippen Jr.	Yuki Kawamura
Shooting Guard	Desmond Bane	Luke Kennard
Small Forward	Jaylen Wells	John Konchar
Power Forward	Jaren Jackson Jr.	GG Jackson
Center	Zach Edey	Brandon Clarke	Jay Huff

Utah Jazz predicted starting five and depth chart for Jan . 25

The Jazz are expected to start a lineup centered around their star forward Lauri Markkanen with Collin Sexton spreading the play. Here are the expected starting five for the Jazz:

PG- Keyonte George, SG- Collin Sexton, SF- Brice Sensabaugh, PF- Lauri Markkanen and C- Walker Kessler.

Here is a depth chart for them:

Point Guard	Keyonte George	Patty Mills
Shooting Guard	Collin Sexton	Isaiah Collier	EJ Harkless
Small Forward	Svi Mykhailiuk	Brice Sensabaugh
Power Forward	Lauri Markkanen	Kyle Philipowski
Center	Walker Kessler	Drew Eubanks