K.J. McDaniels will come off the bench for Thursday's game against the Suns, Calvin Watkins of ESPN.com reports.

McDaniels will come off the bench for Thursday's game against the Suns, Calvin Watkins of ESPN.com reports.

Analysis:

McDaniels received his first start of the season on Wednesday versus the Mavericks, but wasn't able to take advantage of the start and finished with just four points and two assists over 15 minutes. He'll give way to Donatas Motiejunas in the starting lineup Thursday, which likely means a slight decrease in minutes for McDaniels. Over his last five outings, he's averaging 3.8 points, 2.0 rebounds and 0.8 assists over 13 minutes per game.