The Celtics are going to ask Brian Scalabrine to play both forward positions this season.

Scalabrine, who was limited last season and this summer following a series of concussions, is ready to contribute.

"Besides everything? The situation is what it is," the forward said when asked by the Boston Globe what is different about the small and power forward spots.

"There are guys better than me in the rotation. My responsibility is to remain ready, because a guy could go down with a sprained ankle and I may need to play seven minutes at [small forward] or 10 minutes at [power forward].

"I'm not playing for playing time. I'm playing to do my job."