Western Notes: Gasol, Howard, Aminu, Grizzlies

Pau Gasol will be coming off the bench permanently, tweets Orange County Register reporter Kevin Ding. Lakers head coach Mike D'Antoni believes his team plays better when they're small, and a starting frontline of Gasol and Dwight Howard obviously isn't small. 

• ESPN analyst Magic Johnson believes the Mavericks would be wise to strike a trade for Lakers center Dwight Howard before the trade deadline instead of targeting him in free agency this summer, according to the Dallas Morning News. 
• Hornets forward Al-Farouq Aminu is having a breakout season with the Hornets writes Nola.com's John Reid. 
• The Memphis Commercial Appeal rationalizes why the Grizzlies need to make several moves before the trade deadline.