GREENBURGH, N.Y.—The new-look Knicks will open their preseason slate Wednesday in Hartford, but very little is known about how they will operate when the regular season arrives.

Coach Derek Fisher insists that only one player, Carmelo Anthony, has a guaranteed spot in the starting five. And Fisher has been mum on whether he prefers a traditional lineup over the small-ball system that has worked for the Knicks in the past couple seasons.

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