Warriors rookie guard Stephen Curry will be at least a part-time starter this season.

Golden State coach Don Nelson didn't name Curry the permanent starter, saying he'll make his lineups based on matchups.

"I think I'm going to ? because the kid (Curry) is so good ? leave that spot open and it will be a matchup thing," Nelson told the Contra Costa Times. "We're going to have a small backcourt anyway. We might as well start that way sometimes."