Dante Cunningham will shift to the bench for Thursday's game against the Pacers.

Cunningham will shift to the bench for Thursday's game against the Pacers, Pelicans radio voice Sean Kelley reports.

Analysis:

To counter the Pacers' frontcourt duo of Ian Mahinmi and Myles Tuner, Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry will go with both Omer Asik and Alexis Ajinca up front. Cunningham figures to see close to his usual complement of minutes off the bench, however, as New Orleans can presumably only afford to use the Ajinca-Asik tandem for relatively short stints, given both players' offensive limitations and inability to spread the floor.