Spurs Announce Starting Lineup Change vs Magic

San Antonio currently holds sole possession of the Western Conference's No. 13 seed; the Spurs are half a game back from the Portland Trail Blazers and 4 1/2 games back from the Sacramento Kings at the No. 10 seed.

Meanwhile, the Magic is looking to secure a bounce-back victory on the second night of a back-to-back after dropping a game to the LA Clippers on the road Monday night. In that effort, it'll be missing Cole Anthony, Moritz Wagner, Jalen Suggs, and Ethan Thompson.

Beyond Sochan, the Spurs will be missing Victor Wembanyama, who has been out since Feb. 20 with deep vein thrombosis in his right shoulder; De'Aaron Fox, who underwent surgery to repair ligament damage in his left fifth finger and Charles Bassey, who continues to manage the recovery of a bone bruise in his left knee.

As a result, they'll start Chris Paul, Stephon Castle, Harrison Barnes, Devin Vassell and Biyombo.

Following the Spurs' blowout loss to the Golden State Warriors, acting coach Mitch Johnson spoke on Biyombo's recent absences from his rotation. Turns out, his return wasn't such an unlikely possibility.

"It's just a look we went with," Johnson said of playing Sochan and Sandro Mamukelashvili over Biyombo or Bassey. "Not a reflection of anything in terms of Charles or Bismack."

Tipoff between the Spurs and Magic from Frost Bank Center is set for 8 p.m. EST.