What It Means:

They were expected to play, and the Kings probably should've never even said they were probable. Cousins should be the focal point, per usual.

Cousins -- who ranks 55th with a 1.9 nERD -- is our top play on Friday. We project the big man to score 26.0 points, grab 11.5 boards and tally 3.1 assists while shooting 47.2 percent from the field. Rondo, whose -1.5 nERD ranks 88th, is our fifth-best point guard option. We project him to score 11.6 points, dish out 9.8 assists and pull down 5.3 boards while shooting 44.7 percent from the floor.