Wizards' guard DeShawn Stevenson has asked to be brought off the bench, a move that would end the NBA's second-longest active starting streak.

Stevenson, who has started 275 consecutive games, approached Washington's interim coach Ed Tapscott before practice on Monday and suggested a change.

He is shooting a career-low 31.7 percent from the field.

"In a real team gesture he basically told me, 'Hey Tap, I'm struggling a bit, why don't you let me come off the bench and see if I can't get my swag back going against some second-line guys,' " Tapscott said of Stevenson. "I thought it an enormously gracious thing to say. And so, we're looking at different combinations with the lineup, whether big or small, and let DeShawn go with the second unit for a while. He's the ultimate team guy, and that's why I have so much respect for him."