The Milwaukee Bucks will tip off their NBA season on Thursday night when they host the Philadelphia 76ers. The good news for Milwaukee is that there are no players listed on the injury report for this basketball game. Everyone is curious as to what the starting five for this contest is going to be.
Well, according to rotowire.com, the projected Bucks starting lineup for this basketball game will be Brook Lopez at center, Giannis Antetokounmpo at power forward, Khris Middleton at small forward, Malik Beasley at shooting guard, and Damian Lillard at point guard.
As for the Philadelphia 76ers, they are projected to start Joel Embiid at center, P.J. Tucker at power forward, Tobias Harris at small forward, Tyrese Maxey at shooting guard, and Patrick Beverley at point guard. James Harden has been ruled out for tonight for Philadelphia.
This will be a marquee matchup early on in the season for the Bucks. One of the key things to watch for is that Nick Nurse will be making a 76ers coaching debut, and Adrian Griffin Jr. will be making his head coaching debut with the Milwaukee Bucks as well.
The Milwaukee Bucks Potentially Have One of the Best Starting 5’s in the NBA This Season and Will See How It Goes in the Opener
On paper, the Bucks may have one of the best starting fives in the NBA. Brook Lopez has been the starting center for the past several years in Milwaukee and is one of the most underrated defenders in the NBA. Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard could be one of the best tandems in the NBA if not the best tandem, when the season comes to an end.
Khris Middleton has always been a very good starter, but he just needs to stay healthy this season and contribute on both ends of the floor. As for Malik Beasley, he earned his way to the starting role as he had a tremendous preseason for the Milwaukee Bucks. He played for the Los Angeles Lakers and the Utah Jazz last season and averaged 12.1 PPG. Beasley could be a major X-factor on this basketball team this season.
A couple of players who are capable of being in the starting lineup if needed this season are Bobby Portis Jr. and Pat Connaughton.
