The Miami Heat are further distancing themselves from last season's small-ball style and will continue to start Greg Oden at center.
Erik Spoelstra has been considering the new lineup for six weeks and made the change in Sunday's game against the Houston Rockets. Oden could still sit out of the lineup on certain nights.
"I've stressed that to our team, that last year's blueprint was for last year," Spoelstra said, "and the more we tried to pigeonhole ourselves into that blueprint, we might not be opening ourselves up to a more successful or necessary blueprint for this year, as the competition has changed.
"As it's gotten better, our team, our personnel has gotten better. It always changes."
Chris Bosh's ability to consistently knock down three-pointers allows the Heat to maintain their floor-spacing.