The LA Times reports that because of O'Neal's toe injury Samaki Walker will get more minutes in training camp at center, leaving the power forward repetitions to Robert Horry, Jelani McCoy, Slava Medvedenko and, eventually, Mark Madsen.

The triangle offense is complex, and there are those who believe Walker could struggle with it, particularly in the early months.

Also, the veteran Horry said he would like to start, or at least wouldn't mind it, and that alone might win him the job.

"I'm trying to stay away from assumptions," Phil Jackson said Sunday. "Right now I've got Robert Horry, who's a legitimate all-star for me, playing that position. Whoever wants to fill in and take some minutes, either on the front end or the back end from him, is the guy I'll be using."