Sacramento Kings ahead Keegan Murray suffered a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his left thumb throughout his staff’s preseason recreation towards the Portland Path Blazers on Friday. Murray will probably be re-evaluated in 4-to-6 weeks, which means he is more likely to miss at the least the primary month of the common season.
Murray has began in 231 of the 233 video games he is performed in his first three NBA seasons. The 6-foot-8 ahead has missed solely 13 complete video games in these three seasons.
Murray was slated to start out at energy ahead for Sacramento. The Kings do not need a lot depth on the 4. Murray being a mainstay, plus that lack of depth, will depart Doug Christie scrambling a bit to place collectively lineups roughly a week-and-a-half forward of the common season opener.
Sacramento and Murray have till October 20 to succeed in an settlement on a rookie scale contract extension. If no settlement is reached, the Kings could make Murray a restricted free agent within the 2026 offseason.
