Wes Johnson, who the Clippers signed in free agency from the Lakers, is still being considered as an option to start, sending Paul Pierce to the bench, a place where he’s been only 10 of his 1,400-plus career games.
Bringing Pierce off the bench could be a way to limit minutes and preserve his legs for the postseason.
It would also allow Rivers to use Pierce at multiple positions, perhaps at power forward in all-bench lineup with Josh Smith, Lance Stephenson, Jamal Crawford and Austin Rivers.