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Even though Domantas Sabonis has played well when starting at center, Indiana Pacers coach Nate McMillan currently has no plans to move Myles Turner or Thaddeus Young to the bench. "We are not at that point where we want to experiment," McMillan told Kevin Bowen of 1070 The Fan. "Thaddeus is our starting 4, and Sabonis is coming off the bench for us." The Pacers are playing better when Turner is off the floor, but McMillan believes his starting center is still trying to get up to speed after missing seven games while he recovered from a concussion. Turner suffered the concussion in the first game of the season. McMillan is confident Sabonis can get plenty of minutes on the floor as a reserve; that includes playing with Turner, based on the opponent's lineup. “It really depends on the team and the matchups," McMillan says. "Certainly if they have two bigs in the game, we'll look to get those guys minutes, with [Turner and Sabonis] on the floor. But if they are going to spread and have a faster 4-man/wing, I'm sure Thaddeus will be out there as one of the bigs." In 12 games, Sabonis is averaging 13.3 points, 9.8 rebounds and 2.8 assists. -- Nick Silva
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