Pre-tip off technical foul and non-starter shoots the free throw

[SC Official]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

I disagree. A5 hasn't been substituted for...the game hasn't started yet. The situation that we're discussing is the changing of a designated starter. Team A may change everyone 100 times before the 10-minute mark or even after at the cost of a T. None of those count. Until the game actually starts, the changes are not substitutions.

Once the FTs have been taken, there is a substitution opportunity and and A5 may come into the game.

The game doesn’t start with the free throws when there is a pregame technical foul?