DL's by all means. Remembering that you will be using a moderate weight and not wanting to go to failure on any one set. The muscles themselves will be the target, not the joints or ligaments, which in return lessens the stress on them. You will also get much stronger at the end of that training cycle, with the body getting use to handling a greater workload. DL's, as a compound movement, call into action the legs, hips/glutes and total back. Including the traps strongly. The BB row can be somewhat limited in this respect. Though BB rows can and have worked very well at times. Try both but at different times, not in the same workout.
If using 200lbs (for example, in the DL) than after the last set 2,000 lbs has been lifted in a short and focused period of time. And with more joint friendly workouts. The attack is on the muscles directly. You want to add weight every workout, increasing the tonnage. PL'ers and Olympic lifters have used a form of this Tonnage workout plan, but with much lower reps and heavier weight. In any event GVT is a 100 rep plan divided into rest periods (sets) until the full 100 reps are completed. Some PL'ers and Olympic lifters have used 10X2's (20 reps) or 10X3's (30 reps) in this style training. Most BB'ers may benefit from this rep scheme also.
You would only include one full compound exercise, per body part, in any GVT workout. Adding another compound exercise to a body area can be counter productive.This is a very intense system for the CNS and can take a little getting use to. Mental focus is also required. I know the first 3 sets or so will seem like sissy stuff. But after doing the 10th and last set you may change your mind. Most will gain pure muscle mass and gain quite a bit of strength when this 6 to 8 week training period is over with.
GVT also works very well with front squats (really brings up the quads/teardrops), power cleans (thickness to the total backas well as the shoulders) and weighted Dips. Good Luck.