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Roster and rotation

Who is on this team, who starts, who comes off the bench, and the one rotation fight that decides the backcourt. Rotation as reported in October and November 2026.

The starting five, opening night, October 21, 2026

SpotPlayerThe note that matters
Point guardEgor DëminSecond year, 6 foot 8, the standout of the five man 2025 draft class. The leap storyline is live.
Shooting guardKeon EllisDefensive menace who signed in large part because of Fernández, his old Sacramento coach.
Small forwardMichael Porter Jr.The No. 1 scoring option. Full dossier below.
Power forwardJulius RandleArrived in the three team trade in July 2026.
CenterDay’Ron SharpeFirst full season as the starting center. Full dossier below.

The live fight: most previews projected Mikel Brown Jr. starting at point guard, but he opened the season on the bench on a minutes limit after rolling his left ankle in preseason. Fernández has said it plainly, Brown does not start until his minutes limit rises above 24 minutes consistently. The day that limit lifts, the starting five changes and the season tilts.

Off the bench

  • Mikel Brown Jr., first guard off the bench, the future of the franchise (dossier below)
  • Nolan Traoré, backup point guard, 12.8 a game in preseason
  • Noah Clowney, started 60 games last season, now benched with a direct mandate: get on the glass
  • Ben Saraf, limited minutes to open the season
  • Moritz Wagner, veteran big, signed for 2 years and about $19 million
  • Danny Wolf, Drake Powell, second year wings from the 2025 class
  • Josh Minott, Terance Mann, Chaney Johnson, bench wings

Deep bench and Long Island shuttle

  • Grant Nelson, big, part of the Long Island shuttle group
  • Joshua Jefferson, 2026 draft class, developing with Long Island time
  • Tyler Bilodeau, 2026 draft class, working back from injury

Key moves that built this roster

  • In: Brown Jr., Jefferson and Bilodeau (2026 draft), Ellis (free agency, 2 years, $18 million), Wagner
  • Out: Nic Claxton, traded to Chicago in the July three team deal; Ziaire Williams and Jalen Wilson also departed
  • The 2025 class, all still here: Dëmin, Traoré, Saraf, Powell and Wolf, five rookies in one class, all fighting for rotation oxygen in year two