Charlotte Hornets coach Steve Clifford was still undecided Wednesday morning on his fifth starter. That could come down to how the Detroit Pistons use Tobias Harris in the season opener.
Harris, 6-foot-9, can play power forward or small forward. Clifford said matching up with Harris will factor into who he starts alongside Dwight Howard, Marvin Williams, Jeremy Lamb and Kemba Walker.
Clifford is scrambling for player combinations, with projected starters Nic Batum (elbow injury) and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (excused personal absence) both out. At morning shootaround in suburban Detroit, Clifford said Harris’s versatility and how Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy uses Harris, will play a role in how Clifford responds.