DeMarcus Cousins still isn't feeling better, and that's great news for the sputtering Toronto Raptors.

After a two-game absence due to illness, the Sacramento Kings' star was able to participate in shootaround Tuesday but won't give it a go for the game, getting ruled out shortly before tip-off.

That means Cousins won't be able to help teammate Rudy Gay exact some revenge against the Raptors.

Almost exactly one year ago, the Kings shipped three rotation players and whatever you want to classify John Salmons as to the Raptors for Gay, ultimately improving the fortunes of both franchises. The teams split a pair of post-trade meetings a season ago, with Cousins scoring 49 points across the two outings.

Coming off back-to-back losses for the first time all season, the Raptors now avoid the unenviable task of containing an early-season MVP candidate, who has been an absolute beast in 15 games.

Cousins is averaging 23.5 points, 12.6 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.5 blocks, while shooting 51.2 percent from the floor and basically turning the Kings from a Philadelphia 76ers replica to a Golden State Warriors one.

Kings O-Rating D-Rating Net Rating with Cousins 112.4 100.2 12.2 without Cousins 99.8 115.3 -15.5

Naturally, the Kings dropped both games that Cousins missed, seeing their hot start deteriorate into a three-game losing skid and a record barely north of .500 at 9-8.