Overview
- Sabonis was upgraded from questionable to available for Friday after getting shots up in Thursday’s practice, per team and beat reports.
- He missed Wednesday’s opener in Phoenix, where Sacramento split center minutes among Drew Eubanks and rookies Dylan Cardwell and Maxime Raynaud.
- Keegan Murray remains out after left thumb surgery with an estimated four-to-six week timeline.
- Rookie Nique Clifford was diagnosed with a right hamstring strain and will be re-evaluated in a week, further thinning the rotation.
- Second-year big Isaac Jones, unavailable in the opener due to illness, was cleared for the home opener, according to local reporting.