This is one of those things where if you're the franchise, standing off objectively with a forever window, you say, A.D. don't play.
However, if you're the franchise aware that you are under the gun and absolutely cannot afford to fall on your face to start the season in the West, you might say, A.D., can you go?
And if you are A.D., and your friend and teammate is returning to his home franchise for his first revenge game, you should be absolutely trying to force your way onto the court.