Nets Roll Out Chaotic Starting Five Against Hornets

The Brooklyn Nets are rolling out a starting five that sounds like a randomly generated video game roster, but it is very real.

On Wednesday night against the Charlotte Hornets, Brooklyn is officially starting Egor Demin, Keon Ellis, Michael Porter Jr., Julius Randle, and Day'Ron Sharpe, according to Underdog NBA.

"Underdog NBA reported the starting lineup of Demin, Ellis, Porter Jr., Randle, and Sharpe."

If you had that exact combination on your preseason bingo card, you are either a time traveler or lying. But for anyone firing up daily fantasy lineups or looking at player props, this is the exact kind of chaotic rotation news that moves the needle.

The Nets are coming off a 144-128 track-meet loss to the Miami Heat last week. The bright spot there was Demin, who dropped 17 points on four made threes in just 23 minutes of action.

Brooklyn is clearly trying to figure out what they have behind their veteran anchors. Randle and Porter Jr. are the known commodities here, tasked with carrying the heavy offensive load while the front office evaluates the youth movement.

Demin, who spent a suspicious amount of time on the injury report last season strictly for rest, is finally getting the green light to show what he can do with the first unit.

We will see if this group can actually get stops against Charlotte, or if this is just another night of high-scoring, low-stakes basketball. Either way, keep an eye on Demin's usage rate tonight, because Brooklyn is handing him the keys to see if he can drive.