If there is one thing I spend too much of my time thinking about, it is Sixers head coach Nick Nurse's substitution patterns.

Readers and followers may know that I have been tracking every substitution the Sixers have made during every game in real time for the last many years. It is a time-consuming process to be sure, but also one that has enabled me to have a better understanding of how NBA rotations are constructed and what challenges coaches are working against as they craft them.

For months, I have resisted the urge to take a stab at outlining Nurse's potential opening night rotation because it was impossible to tell which players would even be available. With two days left before the Sixers begin their 2025-26 regular season in Boston, we finally have a pretty good idea of which p

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