Despite a small sample size, Brooklyn Nets head coach Jordi Fernandez is sticking with his preseason experiment. On Oct. 5, Brian Lewis of the New York Post reported that the franchise will begin 2024-25 by rolling out a "dual point guard" lineup featuring both Dennis Schröder and Ben Simmons.

Simmons, however, hasn’t been able to play much for the Nets. He was on the floor for the top-seed Sixers when the Atlanta Hawks pulled the second-round upset in Game 7 in 2021. Since then, he’s only played 57 games and had two back surgeries.

After all the questions about who’d get the nod between Dennis Schroder and Ben Simmons, both veterans will start together when Brooklyn tips off the preseason Tuesday against the Clippers.