Keegan Murray will miss 4-6 weeks with a torn left thumb UCL, leaving Sacramento thin at the four and on defense. Replacements could skew small: DeMar DeRozan slides to the 3, freeing Malik Monk, Keon Ellis and rookie Nique Clifford for minutes, with Doug McDermott and Dario Saric also stepping up. Murray averaged 12.4 points and 6.7 rebounds last season and anchored perimeter defense; his absence tests Christie’s rotations early in the season.