In fact, when (Andrea) Bargnani is ready to return – perhaps by the end of January – it is quite possible that the former No.1 overall draft pick will have to bide his time on the bench watching (Ed) Davis.

Casey admits that it will be very hard to steal away Davis’s starting minutes once the likes of Bargnani and rookie centre Jonas Valanciunas (broken finger) are healthy enough to play.

“It’s gong to be very difficult [to keep Davis from the starting rotation],” Casey acknowledged. “He’s earned it. Again, we’ll cross that bridge when we get to it.

via Robert MacLeod of The Globe and Mail