On Wednesday night, the Philadelphia 76ers will host the Milwaukee Bucks for their first regular season game of the season.

After the Sixers battled the Orlando Magic in their preseason finale, they had a few questions about their All-Star trio of Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and Paul George.

Star center Embiid missed the entire preseason as part of his injury management plan this offseason. While many expected Embiid to be ready for the opener, they weren’t sure. It turns out the Sixers won’t let Embiid play at the start of the season.

George suffered a knee injury during the team’s game against the Atlanta Hawks. Although the nine-time All-Star received a favorable diagnosis, avoiding a long-term setback, he was also ruled out for Wednesday’s game due to a bruised knee.

Tyrese Maxey dodged a bullet. He left the preseason finale with a thumb contusion. The Sixers held him out for most of the game as a precaution. The Sixers cleared Maxey to practice when they returned home to begin preparing for the opener. Maxey plays on Wednesday.

Before Wednesday’s game, Sixers head coach Nick Nurse announced the team’s temporary starting lineup for the opener. As expected, the group is led by Tyrese Maxey.

“Why did I choose those five? Well, I just like it for a few reasons. First of all, I think Tyrese, (Oubre) and (Drummond) are pretty obvious, right? We like Eric for the distance and the shooting. KJ had a hell of a fall. We like his defensive capabilities. He also goes to the basket and offensive rebounds are good,” Nurse explained.

This offseason, the Sixers signed Caleb Martin to a multi-year contract. The assumption was that Martin would start alongside the star trio of Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and Paul George, but Nurse is going in a different direction on Wednesday.

“He’s definitely one of our top five players,” Nurse said of Caleb Martin. “Just like the feeling of his energy from the bench, so far removed from what he has given up. It’s really like four, five or six minutes. He’s probably going to play starter minutes, and I imagine he’s going to play as many minutes tonight as he can physically handle.”