Kings forward Keegan Murray underwent a “minimally invasive” arthroscopic procedure on Tuesday in order to remove loose bodies from his left ankle, a league source tells James Ham of The Kings Beat (Twitter link).
According to Ham, the surgery requires a recovery period of six-to-eight weeks. That timeline suggests Murray should recover in plenty of time to be ready for training camp in late September, assuming he doesn’t experience any setbacks.
After appearing in 80, 77, and 76 regular season games during his first three years in the NBA, Murray was beset by health problems in 2025/26. His season debut was delayed until November 20 after he underwent surgery on his left thumb; he later missed a pair of games in December due to a mild calf strain; then he was out for several weeks with a left ankle sprain and returned for just four games before he aggravated that ankle injury, ending his season.
In total, Murray made just 23 regular season appearances, averaging 14.0 points, 5.7 rebounds, 1.7 assists, and 1.6 blocks in 34.5 minutes per game. His shooting percentages of 42.0% from the floor and 27.7% on three-pointers were career lows, but the sample size was relatively small.
The Kings clearly view Murray as an important part of their future, having signed him to a five-year, $140MM rookie scale extension last October. That deal, which runs through 2030/31, will go into effect in July as Murray’s rookie deal expires.
Murray is currently the only player on the Kings roster who is owed guaranteed money beyond the 2027/28 season, though youngsters Nique Clifford and Dylan Cardwell have non-guaranteed salaries for ’28/29.
I still like Murray but he’s not it for them. So many issues with this team, I don’t where to begin lol. Finding a PG or having a guy like Boozer fall will help them. Maybe trade down from 7 to OKC and get 12/17? Then you can draft Cenac and Stirtz.
Cenac/Murray/Stirtz would be a good foundation to start with.
i bet the kings regret resigning him to that long term deal. With so mnay injuries can he stay healthy to earn the deal? When he is on the floor he is a good player but will he stay healthy enough to play a full season and get better.
I mean Rose got hurt the year after he signed his rookie max, (sh)it happens lol you can’t predict injuries Arc.
i know they are regretting signing him when they could have waited until this off season and sign him half off. The trend in the NBA is sign people early but too many times they are over paying them. I hope the warriors play hard ball with Podz. let him become a free agent and take the chance he doesn’t have a all star break out season.
I agree teams hand out pre rfa extension’s too quickly the past 5~10 years
I think we will see teams start tightening up here – Kuminga was a good example on team holding firm and ultimately winning in the end on ALL accounts
I hear Podz wants 20+ … at that price agree , GSW should again say challenge and wait it out
i heard the same Podz talking 20 + a season. I would hold out and see him earn it. Poole is a good example of 1 good season and breaking the bank. He is on his last year of the deal and you couldn’t give him away for nothing.