With the Carmelo Anthony signing official, we learned that he is willing to come off the bench for the Rockets this year instead of start at small forward. The decision is still being made this summer by Coach D’Antoni whether or not that should happen, but the option for him to be a reserve is definitely there.
Adrian Wojnarowski, among others, reported that Melo was potentially going to be a bench player for the first time in his career this morning.
Of course, Carmelo Anthony will compete for a starting spot in training camp, but ultimately could come off the bench — based on whatever Mike D'Antoni decides makes most sense for Rockets.