NETS
James Harden, Joe Harris, Bruce Brown, Kevin Durant, Blake Griffin -- Alex Schiffer
BUCKS
There should not be much drama in regards to the Bucks' starting lineup. The Bucks headed into this season with four returning starters from last season's roster. Those four are locked into this year's starting lineup. The fifth starter from that squad, Donte DiVincenzo, is out as he recovers from left ankle surgery, and his replacement during the postseason, P.J. Tucker, now plays for the Miami Heat.
Bucks general manager Jon Horst traded for Grayson Allen during the offseason, and then Monday, the organization signed Allen to a two-year rookie-scale contract extension. Per league sources, the contract contains $17 million guaranteed over the next two years and could end up being worth as much as $19.6 million with likely and unlikely bonuses. Before he even played his first game, the organization made a long-term commitment to Allen. He has served as the Bucks' fifth starter in the preseason, so expect him to do the same tonight. That means the Bucks' expected starting lineup against the Nets will be: Allen, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jrue Holiday, Brook Lopez and Khris Middleton. -- Eric Nehm
WARRIORS
The Warriors will start Steph Curry, Jordan Poole, Andrew Wiggins, Draymond Green and Kevon Looney in Los Angeles. Poole's spot was the only of the five up in the air when training camp opened, but he quickly and loudly claimed it with an explosive preseason: 30, 17, 28, 18 and 16 points in the five games, making 16 3s (many from 28 feet out), while getting to the rim with an explosive first step and an array of sharpened dribble moves. He's become a popular pick for Most Improved Player, and the Warriors will need a huge couple of months from him as he keeps Klay Thompson's starting spot warm. -- Anthony Slater
LAKERS
The Lakers have three starting spots locked up: LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Russell Westbrook. Not only do we not know the final two starters, but we also technically don’t know at which positions Davis and James, respectively, will be starting. The buzz this offseason was that Davis was finally going to start at center after two seasons in which the Lakers’ on-court metrics were much better with him in the middle. But preseason injuries to Trevor Ariza and Talen Horton-Tucker have depleted the Lakers’ wing depth, increasing the likelihood that the Lakers will start bigger, keeping James and Davis at their natural positions of the three and the four.
Since training camp began in late September, all indications have been that DeAndre Jordan was the favorite for the starting center spot and Kent Bazemore was the favorite at shooting guard. Yahoo Sports reported this afternoon that Lakers will indeed start Jordan, Davis, James, Bazemore and Westbrook against the Warriors. -- Jovan Buha
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