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Shead will start in Wednesday's game against Sacramento, Blake Murphy of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Shead didn't start in Tuesday's 127-116 loss to the Detroit Pistons. However, Ja'Kobe Walter will head back to the bench Wednesday, allowing Shead to make his fourth start in the last six games. In 10 starts during the campaign, the 23-year-old has averaged 11.7 points, 2.1 rebounds, 8.1 assists, 0.1 blocks and 1.3 steals while shooting 40.9 percent from the field and 36.2 percent from downtown across 32.1 minutes.

Green is in the Bucks' starting lineup against the Rockets on Wednesday, Lachard Binkley of SI.com reports.

Green has started for the majority of the 2025-26 regular season, though he's come off the bench in 10 of the Bucks' last 14 games. He's played well of late, accumulating 32 points while shooting 50.0 percent from the field over his last two games. With the club shorthanded in the second half of this back-to-back set, he'll make his way back into Milwaukee's starting lineup Wednesday, joining Ousmane Dieng, Pete Nance, Jericho Sims and Gary Trent.

Sexton will start Wednesday's game against the Pacers.

After providing a massive offensive spark off the bench over his last five appearances, the 27-year-old guard will rejoin the first unit Wednesday due to Josh Giddey being unavailable. Sexton has been on an absolute tear recently, pouring in at least 20 points in four of his last five outings. He'll look to continue that production in the starting lineup Wednesday.

Plowden is not in the Kings' starting lineup against the Raptors on Wednesday, Blake Murphy of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Plowden made a spot start against the Nets on Sunday due to the absence of DeMar DeRozan (hamstring), but the former didn't make much of an impact in 26 minutes of play, finishing with two points (1-8 FG, 0-7 3Pt), three assists, two rebounds and one steal in a 116-99 loss. With DeRozan back in action, Plowden will retreat to the bench for Wednesday's road tilt.

Eason won't start in Wednesday's game against Milwaukee, Varun Shankar of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Eason started Tuesday's 111-94 win over the Knicks, finishing with 17 points (6-10 FG, 2-2 FT, 3-6 3Pt), eight rebounds, three assists, two steals and one block. However, he will head back to the bench Wednesday, as Reed Sheppard reclaims his spot in the starting lineup.

Sheppard will start Wednesday's game against the Bucks, Varun Shankar of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Tari Eason got the starting nod in Tuesday's win over the Knicks in a matchup-based decision, but Sheppard will return to the starting lineup against Milwaukee. As a starter this season (16 games), the second-year guard has averaged 15.1 points, 5.3 assists, 4.2 rebounds, 2.3 steals and 1.1 blocks in 31.0 minutes per contest.

Grant (calf) won't play in Thursday's game against the Pelicans.

Grant will miss another game as a result of a calf strain. While he is on the shelf, Scoot Henderson is expected to remain with the first unit after starting the last two contests.

Krejci (calf) has been ruled out for Thursday's game against the Pelicans.

Krejci will miss a 10th straight game due to a left calf contusion and is without a clear timetable for a return. His next opportunity to suit up will come Monday against the Nuggets.

Sharpe (calf) has been ruled out for Thursday's game against the Pelicans.

Sharpe will remain sidelined as he continues to recover from a stress reaction in his left fibula. The young guard has been out since early February, and while the initial four-to-six-week re-evaluation timeline provided by the team Feb. 24 has essentially passed, the Trail Blazers have yet to issue a formal update on his progress. With the regular season winding down, Portland will likely continue to exercise extreme caution. Scoot Henderson should maintain his expanded role in the backcourt while Sharpe remains out.

Santos (pelvis) has been ruled out for Wednesday's game against the Spurs.

Santos will miss the front end of this back-to-back set due to a right pelvic contusion, marking his first absence since Jan. 19. His next chance to play will come Thursday against the Cavaliers. With the Warriors set to be very shorthanded in the frontcourt, Malevy Leons and Nate Williams could see a significant bump in minutes.