This is not a news flash to any of us, but I think that this video gives us a good insight into why they traded for him. And I don't think they need to start him for him to help. The way he said this was their time (Scoot and Sharpe), and the part where he mentioned that his workouts were not as strenuous as they were when he was younger, makes me believe he would not have a problem if he came off the bench.
