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Williams will start in Wednesday's exhibition against the Trail Blazers, Jason Quick of The Athletic reports.

The Warriors are resting nine players for Wednesday's exhibition, so Williams could see major minutes in a starting role. Joining him in the first unit for Wednesday's game will be Will Richard, Malevy Leons, Dalen Terry and Charles Bassey.

Holiday won't start Wednesday's preseason game against the Warriors, Jason Quick of The Athletic reports.

Holiday has been a full-time starter for most of his career, though he isn't guaranteed to begin the 2026-27 campaign in a starting role. The Trail Blazers will start Damian Lillard, Ja Morant, Toumani Camara, Deni Avdija and Donovan Clingan in their preseason opener.

Morant will start in Wednesday's preseason opener against the Warriors, Jason Quick of The Athletic reports.

Morant will start in his Portland debut, and it'll be Damian Lillard, Deni Avdija, Toumani Camara and Donovan Clingan joining him in the first unit for Wednesday's exhibition. It'll be interesting to see how Morant works alongside Lillard in the backcourt.

Post won't start Wednesday's preseason game against the Magic.

Zach Edey (ankle) will return to action Wednesday, pushing Post to the second unit. The big man got the starting nod in Monday's preseason-opening win over Atlanta, contributing eight points (3-6 FG, 2-3 3Pt) and four rebounds in 12 minutes.

Williams will come off the bench in Wednesday's exhibition against the Bucks, Brandon Rahbar of DailyThunder.com reports.

Williams started for a resting Jalen Williams in Tuesday's preseason opener, but J Dub is back, so Williams will shift to the second unit. It will be tough for Williams to find meaningful minutes in Oklahoma City this season while the main guys are healthy.

Stirtz won't start Wednesday's preseason game against the Bucks, Brandon Rahbar of DailyThunder.com reports.

With the Thunder resting most of their key players, Stirtz played a team-high 31 minutes in Tuesday's preseason loss to the Pelicans, scoring a game-high 15 points (6-9 FG, 3-6 3Pt) and adding six assists and five rebounds. However, with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Williams and Cason Wallace back in action, the rookie will return to a reserve role.

Mitchell is not in the starting lineup for Wednesday's preseason game against Milwaukee, Brandon Rahbar of DailyThunder.com reports.

Mitchell started in Tuesday's 116-110 loss to the Pelicans. However, with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Cason Wallace and Alex Caruso starting Wednesday, Mitchell will head to the bench.

McCain won't start Wednesday's preseason game against the Bucks, Brandon Rahbar of DailyThunder.com reports.

McCain got the starting nod in Tuesday's preseason-opening loss to the Pelicans, though he'll shift to the second unit in the second leg of this back-to-back set. The Thunder will start Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Cason Wallace, Alex Caruso, Jalen Williams and Aday Mara on Wednesday.

Caruso will start in Wednesday's preseason matchup with the Bucks, Brandon Rahbar of DailyThunder.com reports.

The 32-year-old veteran did not suit up for Tuesday's preseason opener for maintenance reasons, but he's set to make his preseason debut Wednesday evening. He will likely have some minutes restrictions for the exhibition, though.

Ware will start Wednesday's preseason game against the Thunder.

Ware came off the bench and posted a double-double during his Bucks debut, and he'll now supplant Kyle Kuzma in the starting lineup for Milwaukee's second exhibition game. Ware started 35 regular-season games for the Heat last year, averaging 12.8 points, 11.0 rebounds, 0.9 assists, 1.3 blocks and 0.8 steals per game.