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Jayson Tatum starts for Team USA after DNP in Olympic opener

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LILLE, France -- Jayson Tatum went from out of the rotation to a starter for Team USA.

Coach Steve Kerr promised Tatum would play Wednesday against South Sudan and hinted he would have a totally different game plan than he deployed in the Americans' Olympic opening win over Serbia.

That included moving Tatum into the starting lineup in place of Jrue Holiday with LeBron James and Devin Booker likely to split point guard duties.

Kerr also moved Anthony Davis into the starting lineup in place of Joel Embiid.

"Each game's different and we're going to need everybody," Kerr said before the game.