Bulls coach Vinny Del Negro says that John Salmons and Brad Miller will continue coming off the bench.

Kirk Hinrich and Taj Gibson will be in Chicago's starting lineup on Saturday against New Orleans.

"I just think it's another ballhandler out there, another pick-and-roll guy," Del Negro said of Hinrich. "Kirk's one of our best defenders, if not our best defender. We can play with a little more thrust or pace with Kirk.

"John and Brad are still going to get minutes, but where we're at right now warrants some kind of change. It's not engraved in stone or a permanent thing. But right now, I just feel that's the direction we need to go."

The Bulls have lost thirteen of their last seventeen games and Salmons is shooting a career-low 38.2 percent from the field.