Martin took over Harden's sixth-man role for the season.

Anthony Mason has always performed better in a sixth-man role.

Sprewell started the first two games of the season, but moved into the sixth-man role when he returned from a stress fracture in his heel.

Did Rice make noise behind the scenes about his sixth-man role?

John Starks has apparently adjusted to his sixth-man role.

He had a nice game in a sixth-man role, hauling down 11 rebounds and scoring 9 points in 33 minutes.

At age 33, the theory was that the sixth-man role would be good for Vandeweghe, and it may still be.

Starks is ready to accept his sixth-man role, according to Grunfeld.

"People don't realize how perfect the sixth-man role is for me," he said.

He is among the league leaders in rebounds despite his sixth-man role.