Jusuf Nurkic is rehabbing after surgery in May to repair a partially torn left patella tendon and that's going to cost him a summer in which he hoped to work on his game.
Though the timetable is in the four-month range, his return date is unknown.
Nurkic does not sound optimistic he'd be ready by training camp.
"I'm going to be patient," he said. "Everything is going good. (Trainers and doctors) tell me that everything is good. I feel so good, but I must be patient day-by-day."