Kenny Atkinson confirmed that the plan is to play his healthy starters against former coach J.B. Bickerstaff’s Pistons as part of the ramp-up to Cleveland’s Oct. 23 regular season opener. Expected starting small forward Max Strus, who suffered a right hip contusion in the team’s exhibition opener a week ago, will miss his second straight game — even though Strus was able to conduct a light, individual on-court shooting session at the start of the week. Fellow sharpshooter Sam Merrill, dealing with nagging soreness in his right wrist since training camp, won’t be in the lineup Wednesday either .