Per The Athletic,<\/a> Ahead of Wednesday night\u2019s game, it was unclear what Barton\u2019s role would be. Would he retain his starting small forward role and relegate Michael Porter Jr. back to the bench? Would he take Gary Harris\u2019 job starting at shooting guard? Or would he be the guy who melded the starters with the bench unit? \u201cI am a starter,\u201d Barton double-downed on Wednesday. \u201cI have no plans on being a sixth man. I have no desire to be that.\u201d<\/p>\n\u201cMy job isn\u2019t to keep anybody happy,\u201d Malone said. \u201cIf I wanted to keep people happy I\u2019d sell ice cream for a living. I have to make tough decisions and as we move forward to that season opener, the tough decisions will have to be made.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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