Calderon to play against the Kings

Anyone who has seen Jose Calderon in action on the basketball court, knows he is adept at sign language.

So as he walked out of practice Saturday and caught the eyes of a couple of reporters, the thumbs up signal from him was as telling as any five-minute interview.

Calderon, after sitting out one game with a sprained ankle, will be back in action Sunday against the Sacramento Kings.

"Unless there is a flare-up (Sunday) from something he did Saturday, then he will play," head coach Jay Triano said.

That gives Triano three key pieces back in the lineup that he didn't have Wednesday. Both Hedo Turkoglu, out two games with a small break in the orbital bone beneath his right eye and DeMar DeRozan who missed five games with a sprained ankle, will play as well.

Both DeRozan and Turkoglu will return to the starting five.

A veteran move

One more sign of how far DeRozan has come in just three and a half months. Told he would have to perform a post-practice rendition of Happy Birthday for veteran Antoine Wright who turned 26 Saturday, DeRozan went over to a group of youngsters sitting in on practice as part of their clinic and told them they had to help him out. DeRozan wound up saving his vocal chords but he was forced to dance along while the kids handled the singing duties.

DeRozan then showed his appreciation with a few dunks that had the crowd screaming in response.

Game planning

Only a year ago, a defensive plan for the Kings revolved around containing Kevin Martin. These days though the bulk of the attention goes to rookie Tyreke Evans and his 20.6 points a night average. Triano agreed, but he clearly has not forgotten what Martin is capable of doing.

"Well you better not forget about him," Triano said of Martin. "Tyreke is a very strong with the basketball. He finds ways to score, gets where he wants to go."

Around the courts

Portland Trail Blazers guard Brandon Roy will miss the next three games and the all-star game with a right hamstring injury. Roy already has missed 11 of the last 12 games ... The Chicago Bulls suspended forward Tyrus Thomas for their game against the Miami Heat on Saturday for conduct detrimental to the team.