Chris Copeland started the season opener for the Bucks last season. That same game, Miles Plumlee played three minutes, the fewest of anyone to get minutes. By February, Copeland was waived while Plumlee was starting.
(Yes, Giannis was suspended for game one, pushing Copeland to the first five. Nevertheless.)
Media Day this year brought word that Jason Kidd may start Plumlee as well as Rashad Vaughn to start the regular season. But how long-lasting, predictive are opening night starting fives?
Maybe don’t get too attached to the starting five on October 26: In a full quarter of seasons this century, the opening night starting lineup never started again after that first night.