Recommendation: If the decision was completely up to Martin, he would probably continue to play through the fracture like he did on Wednesday. But the medical opinions will likely disagree, recommending that Martin either puts his wrist in a cast or undergoes surgery, both of which would keep him out at least six weeks. His absence will require a lineup shuffle, which may include sliding Tyreke Evans to shooting guard and having Beno Udrih run the point.

Advice: The team said Friday that Martin will have the operation on his left wrist on Monday and is expected to miss at least eight weeks. Martin has a non displaced hairline fracture of the navicular bone in his wrist. Kings, who have lost four of five games to open the season.