DeMarcus Cousins (ankle) active as Pelicans take on Dallas

New Orleans Pelicans forward/center DeMarcus Cousins (ankle) and guard/forward Solomon Hill (foot) will play Wednesday versus the Dallas Mavericks.

What It Means:

Cousins' return will move Dante Cunningham back to the second unit and take away some looks from Anthony Davis and Jrue Holiday. Boogie isn't expected to be on any sort of playing restriction.

numberFire's models project Cousins for 23.0 points, 9.6 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.1 blocks in 33.2 minutes against the Mavericks.