LAIE, Hawaii – When Steve Kerr envisions his ideal starting lineup, two names have remained as automatic inclusions for his entire tenure as coach of the Warriors.

Steph Curry and Draymond Green, whose short-roll combo is on the short list of the game’s iconic two-man actions, are locked into the first five.

With Green’s effectiveness as a passer intrinsically linked to his ability to make passes and set screens for Curry, Kerr is keen to keep Green on the floor with Curry at almost all times.

“The plan is to play him with Steph, and if I’m bringing Draymond off the bench, I’ll also bring Steph off it too, and I’m not comfortable telling Mike Dunleavy or Joe Lacob that I’m going to bring the two of them off the bench,” Kerr said. “So safe to say, they’ll both be starters.”

But after that? It’s an open competition for a team that had 43 different starting lineups last season.

“Nothing has been decided at this point,” Kerr said.

With a pair of surgically repaired thumbs and a new two-year contract in hand, De’Anthony Melton is enjoying his first injury-free training camp in years.

He is one of the candidates to start next to Curry and Green, and last season showed he has the kind of off-the-bounce dynamism the starting lineup lacks.

The 6-foot-2 combo guard labored through a topsy-turvy season that required him to carry a heavier offensive load than he had ever managed prior: His 24.4% usage rate was higher than stars such as Paul George, Scottie Barnes and Evan Mobley.

If everything goes according to plan, and players remain healthy, the Warriors will use a deeper rotation to ensure that players such as Melton and breakout forward Gui Santos are not asked to carry such a burden.

With healthier fingers, his 3-point shooting numbers (29.4%) figure to rise. If Melton can get back to his career 35.8% accuracy rate from distance, that would make him an ideal fit next to the Hall of Fame duo.

“To have no restrictions, it’s a blessing,” Melton said. “For me, (training camp) is for getting back in form.”

Kerr also praised Santos’ continued improvement, and Yaxel Lendeborg’s versatility during the early portion of camp. Both should be in the running to start at forward next to Green.

The Warriors have made it no secret that they desire to run a more modern offense this season, moving the centers who once hugged the elbows to behind the 3-point line.

With jump-shooting experts Al Horford and Kristaps Porzingis (eventually) playing the five, Golden State has two capable stretch centers.

And with Steph Curry still leading the attack, there are worse foundations to build a perimeter-based offense on than the greatest shooter to ever live.

The Warriors ranked first in 3-point attempts last season (44.4 per game) but cramped spacing often limited their ability to move.

But even though the new alignment is designed to make life for both Curry and Green easier, the two veterans are often just as confused as everyone else.

“They’re used to doing something different, and we’re going to ask them to do something new, and so both guys today, a couple times, their head was kind of spinning,” Kerr said. “I told Draymond, ‘Don’t worry about it. This is what it was supposed to look like the first couple days of camp.’”

The Warriors will continue to tinker with the offense for three more days before playing the Clippers in the preseason opener on Sunday.