DJ knows he's going to be a bench player. Apparently Gasol had some gripes about coming off the bench last year even though he started the season out of shape. DJ was actually solid when the Nets played him in spot duty last year but Nash/Antoni were committed to small ball.

It gives us some versatility in the front court because well know AD is not exactly an Ironman and will continues his resistance to start at the 5 and we only have Melo behind him.

The default "lineup of death" in the postseason is Bron/AD at the 4/5 but we need the others to help us get there.