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Santos (rest) will start in Saturday's exhibition against the Kings, Danny Emerman of SFStandard.com reports.

Santos was rested in Wednesday's exhibition, but he's back and starting for Saturday's game. Will Richard will shift back to the second unit with Santos active.

Podziemski (rest) is in the Warriors' starting lineup against the Kings on Saturday, Danny Emerman of SFStandard.com reports.

Podziemski sat out of Wednesday's exhibition contest against the Trail Blazers, but the fourth-year pro will be on the court for Saturday's game. He's fresh off signing a five-year, $110 million contract extension that is fully guaranteed.

Ayton is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's preseason game against the Pistons, Josh Robbins of The Athletic reports.

The Wizards will tweak their frontcourt and will have Alex Sarr next to Anthony Davis, meaning Ayton will move to the bench. Ayton is likely to see most of his regular-season minutes off the bench, with Sarr and Davis expected to start when healthy.

Curry (rest) is in the starting lineup for Saturday's preseason matchup with the Kings, Danny Emerman of SFStandard.com reports.

Curry is back after sitting out Wednesday's exhibition for rest, but he will be limited to the first half of Saturday's preseason game. Joining him in the first unit will be Brandin Podziemski, Gui Santos, Yaxel Lendeborg and Draymond Green.

Sarr is in the starting lineup for Saturday's preseason matchup with the Pistons, Josh Robbins of The Athletic reports.

Joining Sarr in the first unit for Saturday's exhibition will be Trae Young, Kyshawn George, AJ Dybantsa and Anthony Davis. Deandre Ayton will work in the second unit with Sarr active.

Wiggins is not in the starting lineup in Saturday's preseason game against the Pacers, Kevin Chouinard of the Hawks' official site reports.

Wiggins won't start after doing so in Thursday's contest, but he could still get minutes off the bench. The 27-year-old is expected to be a bench option at both forward spots once the regular season starts, and he'll move back to the bench here since Jalen Johnson is back in the starting lineup.

Johnson (rest) will start in Saturday's exhibition against the Pacers, Kevin Chouinard of the Hawks' official site reports.

Johnson skipped Thursday's 123-116 preseason loss to the Spurs for maintenance purposes, but he'll be back in action Saturday night. Aaron Wiggins will shift back to the second unit with Johnson active.

Dort is in the starting lineup for Saturday's preseason contest against the Pacers, Kevin Chouinard of the Hawks' official site reports.

The Hawks are tweaking their lineup for this preseason contest, and Dort will get the nod in the starting lineup due to the absence of Nickeil Alexander-Walker (rest). Dort averaged 8.3 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.9 three-pointers per contest with the Thunder in 69 regular-season appearances in 2025-26.

Jenkins is in the starting lineup for Saturday's preseason game against the Wizards, Coty M. Davis of The Detroit News reports.

The Pistons won't start Cade Cunningham in Saturday's preseason contest, meaning Jenkins will get the nod at point guard. The former St. John's standout is expected to operate as Cunningham's backup as long as he stays healthy, so he'll get the chance to run with the first-team offense in this game. He averaged 9.3 points and 3.9 assists per game across 72 contests (19 starts) in the 2025-26 regular season.

Caldwell-Pope (rest) won't play in Saturday's exhibition against the Celtics, Tony Jones of The Athletic reports.

LeBron James (rest), Joel Embiid (rest) and Jaylen Brown (rest) will join Caldwell-Pope on the inactive list for Saturday's exhibition, which may result in major minutes for Rayan Rupert and Caleb Love. Caldwell-Pope's next chance to play will come Friday in a rematch with the Celtics.