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Here we are, the regular season is here again. Quick injury report stuff: no, Zion is not playing in game one. Everyone expected that at this point. Ben Simmons is also not playing for Philly. Zion is the only Pelican listed on the report: everyone else is apparently good to go.
While it's frustrating that we start without Zion, there are still lots of questions that tonight can answer. How committed is Coach Green to going super deep into the lineups, as he mentioned in the offseason - or is that something that will come along as the season progresses? Will NAW get the nod to start? How many minutes will Temple get (god please none)? With Zion out, who gets his minutes: do we see a bump in Naji, or does Herb Jones get some time? What will the split in time be between JV and Jax?
All of these questions and more will be answered tonight as we debut at home against the Simmonsless Sixers. Let's see how that goes.