Dahntay Jones is expected to come off the bench for the Pacers to begin the season.

Indiana is expected to be without Mike Dunleavy, who is recovering from knee surgery, until December.

The Pacers are likely to put second-year guard Brandon Rush in the starting lineup at shooting guard, with Jones being one of the first players off the bench.

Jones, who will be counted on to play great defense in Indiana, became a tough defender to ensure job security in the NBA.

"I had to do something," Jones told the Indianapolis Star. "You realize after a while that when you have so many great scorers on your team, everybody can't be a scorer; you have to do different things to complement different people, and I can play that side of the floor pretty good."