Nuggets' Kenneth Faried: Moves into bench role Thursday

Faried will come off the bench for Thursday's game against the Wizards, Chris Dempsey of the Denver Post reports.

Analysis:

Faried logged a season-low of 12 minutes during Wednesday's game against the Nets, so it's unclear if he's dealing with some sort of injury or if coach Michael Malone is just trying to shake up the lineup. Darrell Arthur is slated to draw the start at power forward, so it may be wise to avoid Faried for the time being while his role remains uncertain.