Overview
- The team said Friday the All-Star center will be re-evaluated in the New Year as he rehabs a partial tear in his left meniscus.
- Sabonis has not played since Nov. 16; Sacramento has gone 3–10 without him and sits 6–21 near the bottom of the West.
- This follows a preseason hamstring strain and an early-November rib issue, a contrast to his strong availability over the past three seasons.
- Before the setback, he averaged 17.2 points and 12.3 rebounds in 11 games and had led the NBA in rebounding the previous three years.
- Rookie Maxime Raynaud has stepped into larger minutes, averaging 9.6 points and 5.1 rebounds since the injury and 16.3 and 7.5 over his past eight, including a 29-point, 11-rebound outing against Portland.