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Gary Harris starts and is arguably one of the best shooting guards in the league - although often overlooked by non-Nuggets' fans.

Our backup SG will probably be split between Barton & Murray. With Thomas on the team, it seems likely he will receive at least half of the PG minutes, leaving Murray available for 10+ mpg at SG. Barton's minutes at SG will be dependent on how much SF time is given to Hernangomez and/or Craig - or Porter if he can play.

Malik Beasley has become a question. Will he get enough playing time to prove himself (or disprove himself)? Perhaps, but it doesn't seem like the Nuggets believe in him. Should they trade him? Perhaps, but will anyone else give an asset with enough value to make it worth while? Should we hold onto him? It seems likely. His contract for 2019-2020 is a team option.

No mystery for this position. Harris 33 minutes, with most of the rest playing Murray, when Harris is on the bench and Thomas on the floor. Also, I already see more minutes in Morris favor than Beasley.

If we have some troubles with SF spot (Barton injury or Porter red shirt with Juancho disappointment level), no surprise for me if Murray will play even more SG minutes if Malone starts to use some minutes of small-ball lineup IT-Murray-Harris with Harris on SF.