What happened
In San Antonio’s preseason opener, Mitch Johnson started De’Aaron Fox, Stephon Castle and Dylan Harper together while moving Julian Champagnie to the bench.
The column says that alignment could carry into the regular season, but it also flags concerns about spacing and second-unit shot creation behind Victor Wembanyama.
The Spurs are experimenting with a defense-first guard group, but this is still preseason and the opening-night rotation is not confirmed. Bench roles and shooting balance remain open questions.
Automated brief based on the linked report. Lineup context is analysis; official starting-five labels come separately from our game data provider.
Original reporting: NBA power rankings 2026-27: Championship Tiers, with Knicks, Spurs Thunder in top three spots — Yahoo Sports ↗