This is terrible news for a Kings team that has lacked any stability, and Sacramento's already shoddy defense will suffer in his absence. Hopefully Willie can come back sooner rather than later, but the important thing is that he fully recovers.

The Kings will probably start Kosta Koufos in Cauley-Stein's absence, although I also wouldn't be surprised to see Coach George Karl experiment with the Casspi-Gay-Cousins frontline that he used down the stretch of last season. Sacramento next plays on Saturday against the Houston Rockets.