Kings forward Keegan Murray is still experiencing some problems with his surgically-repaired left ankle, according to James Ham (Twitter link), who covers the team for ESPN 1320, TheKingsBeat.com and Locked on Kings.

Murray, who underwent arthroscopic ankle surgery in May, said during the preseason that he had “a little setback” with the ankle in training camp. Ham hears Murray is still experiencing some stiffness in that left ankle — he’s officially listed as questionable for Sunday’s game vs. Memphis due to left ankle capsulitis. 

The fourth overall pick in the 2022 draft, Murray has gotten off to a slow start amid the injury. Through two games, he’s averaging 7.0 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.0 steal in 27.0 minutes per game.

Here’s more from around the Pacific:

• The Warriors’ loss in Phoenix on Saturday was predictable because they were so shorthanded, but their were still some positive takeaways from their third straight defeat, according to two different stories from Monte Poole and Dalton Johnson of NBC Sports Bay Area. Graham Ike and Charles Bassey combined for 22 points and 17 rebounds in 36 minutes at center, Yaxel Lendeborg scored a career-high 26 points to go along with nine rebounds and five assists, and De’Anthony Melton broke out of a shooting slump with 25 points on 8-of-13 shooting. “You’re going to have nights like tonight at times this season when guys aren’t available,” head coach Steve Kerr said. “This is just a process. Let’s keep putting in the work. Let’s keep watching the film, and as long as they are connected and together like you saw out there tonight, whoever is available is going to play. We’re going to compete like crazy, and that will get us better.”
• Warriors coach Kerr said before Saturday’s game that No. 11 overall pick Lendeborg will carry a heavy workload as a rookie, tweets Anthony Slater of ESPN.  “He’s probably going to lead our team in minutes this season,” Kerr said. Lendeborg is averaging 18.7 points, 8.4 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.3 steals in 34.3 minutes per game through three appearances. 
• New Suns big man Drew Timme didn’t sugarcoat why he’s been unable to stick with an NBA team for more than a handful of months, writes Duane Rankin of The Arizona Republic. “I mean, honestly, I’m an undersized white guy,” he said after shootaround on Saturday morning. “I don’t pass the eye test, I would say, but I know how to hoop and play and make people better, and I think that’s a skill that’s undervalued and something that maybe doesn’t always show up in the stats sheet, but something that’s impactful and you really have to be around to see it. Just finding where you fit because I’m not going to fit every style of play.” Timme is on a two-way contract with Phoenix.