Zach Randolph

Zach Randolph (oral surgery) likely to start on Friday for Sacramento

Sacramento Kings power forward/center Zach Randolph is in line to start Friday's game versus the Dallas Mavericks, reports NBC Sports' James Ham.

What It Means:

Randolph missed the opener after undergoing an oral procedure. He will now slide into the lineup, sending Skal Labissiere to the bench. That's the Kings' approach for now, but it would be smart to expect a dropoff around the All-Star, with Labissiere getting more run alongside Willie Cauley-Stein.

Over a projected 27.1 minutes, Randolph is expected to return 13.0 points, 6.4 rebounds and 23.7 FanDuel points at $5,800 tonight.