PHOENIX -- Opening night is just a short time away for the Phoenix Suns, and they have finally revealed their starting center and full starting lineup ahead of their road matchup against the Portland Trail Blazers.

In a surprise move, Khaman Maluach has been given the starting nod over Oso Ighodaro for tonight's matchup after the two battled it out in training camp and the preseason following Mark Williams' torn labrum in his left shoulder in the offseason.

The Suns waited until the last possible moment to make the center decision, but coach Jordan Ott has previously said Phoenix doesn't want to change its starting 5 on a game-by-game basis, so it appears Maluach will not only be the starter tonight but moving forward as well.

"We need 48 minutes of great center play. This kind of lines up to get the 48 minutes," Ott said pregame ( via The Arizona Republic's Duane Rankin ).…