San Antonio Spurs vs. Atlanta Hawks Predicted Starting Lineups and Depth Chart for Dec. 19 | 2024-25 NBA season

The San Antonio Spurs will host the Atlanta Hawks at the Frost Bank Center on Thursday. It's a clash between the midcarders of both conferences. The Hawks (14-13) hold the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference standings, while the Spurs (13-13) are the 11th seed in the West.

The highlight of the night would be the clash between this year's number one draft pick Zaccharie Risacher against last year's number one pick Victor Wembanyama. The competition between Trae Young and Chris Paul, two of the best point guards in the league right now will also draw a lot of attention from the fans.

San Antonio Spurs vs Atlanta Hawks: Injury Report

San Antonio Spurs injury report for Dec. 19

The SA Spurs will be down one man on Thursday night. As per ESPN (via Paul Garcia), Tre Jones is listed out from the game because of a left shoulder sprain. Moreover, Zach Collins and Keldon Johnson are listed as day-to-day and their participation will depend on their medical status and coach's decision.

Atlanta Hawks injury report for Dec. 19

The Hawks will be down three men while taking on the road on Thursday night. As per ESPN, Onyeka Okongwu is listed out for at least four games because of a left knee inflammation. He is scheduled to be reevaluated in one week.

Kobe Bufkin is out for the entire season as he is scheduled to undergo surgery to fix the instability in his right shoulder. Cody Zeller is also listed out because of personal reasons.

Trae Young is listed day-to-day (Achilles tendinitis) but the star point guard is expected to take part in Thursday's matchup.

San Antonio Spurs vs Atlanta Hawks: Predicted starting lineups and depth charts

San Antonio Spurs predicted starting lineup and depth chart

The Spurs are expected to keep the same core lineup as their previous games and possibly make some changes to the bench or rotations. Here are the expected starting five for the Spurs:

PG- Chris Paul, SG- Julian Champagnie, SF- Harrison Barnes, PF- Jeremy Sochan and C- Victor Wembanyama.

Here is the depth chart for them:

Point Guard	Chris Paul	Stephon Castle
Shooting Guard	Julian Champagnie	Malaki Branham	Blake Wesley
Small Forward	Harrison Barnes	Devin Vassell
Power Forward	Jeremy Sochan	Sandro Mamukelashvili
Center	Victor Wembanyama	Zach Collins	Charles Bassey

Atlanta Hawks predicted starting lineup and depth chart

The Hawks are expected to not make any major changes to their lineup. Trae Young is expected to play at the point with Risacher as the shooting forward. Here is the expected starting five for the Hawks:

PG- Trae Young, SG- Dyson Daniels, SF- Zaccharie Risacher, PF- Jalen Johnson and C- Clint Capela.

Here is a depth chart for them:

Point Guard	Trae Young	Vit Krejci
Shooting Guard	Dyson Daniels	Garrison Mathews
Small Forward	Zaccharie Risacher	De'Andre Hunter
Power Forward	Jalen Johnson	Larry Nance Jr.	David Roddy
Center	Clint Capela	Dominick Barlow