The Pacers starting lineup will have a different look in 2014-15. That much is certain.

Over the past two seasons, no five-man lineup logged more minutes than the Pacers’ starting five. Over that time, George Hill, Lance Stephenson, Paul George, David West, and Roy Hibbert combined to play an astonishing 2,685 minutes together in the regular season and another 808 minutes in the playoffs.

But Stephenson’s departure and George’s injury have created two openings in the starting unit. Hill, West, and Hibbert figure to remain fixtures in the lineup, but Pacers head coach Frank Vogel could go in a number of different directions on the wing.

At a press conference with Pacers President Larry Bird on Aug. 12, Vogel said it was “too early” to speculate on who might start for the Blue and Gold on Opening Night, but he made sure to note, “We’ve got a lot of good options.”

Indeed, while the losses of George and Stephenson leave a sizeable hole in the starting lineup, the 2014-15 Pacers are arguably deeper than they have been in several seasons. The Pacers return the core of their bench from last season, including a few players seemingly poised for a breakout year. On top of their returning talent, Indiana added multiple players capable of making major contributions to the cause.

With the start of training camp under three weeks away, we thought it might be a good time to take some entirely speculative stabs at how Indiana’s rotation could shake out this season.

Option 1: Go With Experience

Projected Starters:

George Hill Rodney Stuckey C.J. Miles David West Roy Hibbert

Bench: C.J. Watson, Solomon Hill, Chris Copeland, Luis Scola, Ian Mahinmi

Reserves: Donald Sloan, Damjan Rudez, Lavoy Allen

This is probably the safest bet for the lineup that takes the floor when the Pacers open the season against Philadelphia on Oct. 29 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. When naming players in contention for a starting job at last month’s press conference, Vogel first mentioned Stuckey and Miles as proven “starter-level guys.”

Stuckey and Miles were the Pacers’ two highest-profile free agent signings this summer, and both come to Indiana with plenty of experience. 2014-15 will be Miles’ 10th NBA season and Stuckey’s eighth. They have 471 career starts between them.

Offensively, they would seem to compliment each other well. Stuckey is a proven scorer, averaging 13.4 points per game over his career, who excels at attacking the basket. Miles, on the other hand, makes his living primarily as a 3-point shooter, shooting a career-best 39.3 percent from beyond the arc last season.

The one potential problem with this lineup is that it leaves the Pacers slightly undersized at small forward (Miles is listed at 6-foot-6) and neither player has a reputation for being a lock-down defender. For that reason, it is possible these two players might actually be competing against each other for the starting nod at shooting guard.

Option 2: Solo’s Time To Shine?

Projected Starters:

George Hill Rodney Stuckey Solomon Hill David West Roy Hibbert

Bench: C.J. Watson, C.J. Miles, Chris Copeland, Luis Scola, Ian Mahinmi

Reserves: Donald Sloan, Damjan Rudez, Lavoy Allen

The most natural fit at small forward is probably second-year player Solomon Hill. The 23rd overall pick in the 2013 NBA Draft, Hill played sparingly as a rookie, seeing action in just 28 games. But Vogel and Bird have both expressed high hopes for Hill to make a substantial leap in Year Two. Vogel remarked last month that Hill is “capable of being an elite defender.”

Hill has also been putting in hard work this offseason on refining his offensive game, spending time with shooting coach Hal Wissel at Bird’s request to work on his 3-point shot and speed up his release. A sprained ankle kept Hill out of the Orlando Summer League, so we’ll have to wait until training camp to see just how far the former University of Arizona standout has come over the offseason.

Another nuance to this lineup worth mentioning: George Hill and Stuckey are potentially interchangeable in the backcourt. Stuckey has played both point and shooting guard in his career, and while Hill has been utilized primarily at the point in Indiana, he is also comfortable playing off the ball (and at times seems to prefer it). Hill did log 231 minutes last year sharing the floor with backup point guard C.J. Watson, and the addition of Stuckey gives Vogel more options to occasionally move Hill off the ball.

Option 3: Shooters Galore

Projected Starters:

George Hill C.J. Miles Chris Copeland David West Roy Hibbert

Bench: C.J. Watson, Rodney Stuckey, Damjan Rudez, Luis Scola, Lavoy Allen

Reserves: Donald Sloan, Solomon Hill, Ian Mahinmi

A third option for Vogel would be to play either Chris Copeland or Damjan Rudez at small forward. Both are bigger players with a special knack for 3-point shooting. Copeland, listed at 6-foot-8, is a 42-percent shooter from long range in his two NBA seasons. Rudez is 6-foot-10, but 26 of his 30 shots while playing for Croatia at the FIBA World Cup came from beyond the arc.

Both players might be a more traditional fit at power forward as a “stretch-4,” but the Pacers are deep in the post and have more emergent needs for scoring from the wings. Defensively, Copeland/Rudez might struggle at times with quicker players, but their scoring ability could potentially offset their deficiencies on the other end.

Pairing either Copeland or Rudez with Miles at shooting guard would give the team two bona fide shooters on the wing. Hill can also stretch the floor — he’s a 37.1-percent 3-point shooter for his career. Making opponents deal with multiple outside threats could in theory open up more opportunities for West and Hibbert on the inside.

Speaking of the inside, let’s take a minute to focus on the Pacers’ depth in the post. West and Hibbert, both two-time All-Stars, are locks to start. Luis Scola and Ian Mahinmi both return as the primary backups at power forward and center, respectively.

Scola is 34, but his performance in the World Cup (he averaged 21.6 points and 8.8 rebounds per game during the group stage) showed he still has plenty of miles left. Mahinmi’s size and shot-blocking ability make him an ideal backup center in that the Pacers can more or less run the same defensive schemes with either Hibbert or Mahinmi on the floor. But Mahinmi injured his shoulder just before the start of the World Cup, and it is uncertain how quickly he’ll be able to return to the floor.

Mahinmi’s injury could present an opportunity for a player like Lavoy Allen. Allen played a major role in his two-and-a-half years in Philadelphia, starting 54 games over that span and averaging nearly 20 minutes per game during the Sixers’ playoff run in 2012. The Pacers acquired Allen at the trade deadline last February, but he played sparingly behind the already-established top four post players.

Still, Bird seemed bullish on Allen, bringing up his name multiple times on draft night. Sure enough, Allen wound up re-signing with Indiana. He’s 6-foot-9 and capable of playing either post position. It wouldn’t be a shock to see Allen crack the rotation if an opportunity presents itself.

In addition to Allen, Copeland and Rudez could factor into the mix at power forward while Shayne Whittington, a 6-foot-11 rookie out of Western Michigan, provides depth at center.