Game 1 Starting Lineup

[Goldstar88]

Boucher and Queta are not starter material and Pritchard is best as a 6th man.

Not a playoff starting lineup at all

Lol - pritchard is the Sixth Man of the Year, meaning at best, he is likely better than at least half 10-15 of the guards that are currently starting.

We will see on Queta. Things are set up pretty well for him to prove himself this year. Boucher is one that I probably agree with you on. I'd rather hope that someone pops in camp as a wing/forward that could start.

Pritchard is not better than 10-15 starting point guards in the NBA. He?s probably better than 2 or 3 PG?s on bad teams. Not a knock on Pritchard, I just don?t think he should be starting.

I'd go with Pritchard somewhere around the 20th best PG in the league. So roughly 10 starting PGs Pritchard is better than.

Utah = Isaiah Collier
Milwaukee = Ryan Rollins
Minnesota = Mike Conley
Brooklyn Nets = T Mann? Ben Saraf? Nolan Traore?
Detroit = Jaden Ivey
Phoenix = Grayson Allen
Chicago = Ayo Dosunma

Something like that.

Similar to CJ McCollum, Immanuel Quickley.
Similar or better than D Schroder, Colin Sexton.

Jaden ivy isn?t the PG, Cade is. Giddey or White will be the PG for Chicago. Phoenix backcourt is Booker/Jalen Green.

[Moranis]

I'm not even sure PP is the best backup PG either.  I mean the Cavs went out and got Lonzo Ball. If he can actually stay healthy, I think he is better than PP.  Is he better than Chris Paul?  I'm sure there are a few others as well.  What about Marcus Smart (though he may start). 

PP is a solid bench player, but he should not be a long term starter.  He isn't good enough

[Vermont Green]

Pritchard is probably good enough to start this season for BOS, depending on how Simons works out, but I think he is most valuable to the team moving forward coming off the bench.  So if Pritchard is going to be a bench guy when Tatum comes back for 2026-27 and beyond, then the best thing is to use him in that role for 2025-26, at least as things stand now.  There is no reason not to start Simons (I can't see a scenario where they both start).

If we trade Simons other the roster changes otherwise, I have no qualms at all having Pritchard as a starter, none.

I know that who starts doesn't mean who finishes, but the question posed by this thread is Who Will Start Game 1.  A thread based on the question of who are the best 5 to close games, could result in different answers.