Kevin Durant To Sit Tonight?

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — P.J. Carlesimo said he was going to shake up his starting lineups and that’s exactly what he’s doing. In a big way.

PG- Earl Watson
SG- Damien Wilkins
SF- Desmond Mason
PF- Joe Smith
C- Nick Collison

That’s right, no Kevin Durant, no Jeff Green.

P.J. said Durant likely won’t play tonight. If he doesn’t he’ll be back in the lineup tomorrow.

Let me also clairfy something that made this morning’s paper. Joe Smith did not sit out Wednesday’s game because of his toenails. He sat out because this is the preseason and, as a 13-year veteran, he doesn’t need the experience.

Kyle Weaver, Robert Swift and Mo Sene will sit out tonight.

I would expect to see more of Russell Westbrook tonight, and Derrick Byars and John Lucas also could get their first look tonight.

Updating a previous report (if you want to call it that and I know you were just dying to know), Nick Collison found his dog. Someone in his neighborhood saw his flier in a bank and, after housing the pet for a few days, returned the dog to its rightful owner. I asked Nick what that person’s reaction was when they learned it was the dog of “Nick Collison of the Oklahoma City Thunder” and he said they really didn’t know who he was.