Malik Monk: Plays 21 minutes in return from ankle injury

Monk was held out of Summer League and has been limited throughout the start of
training camp due to a fairly severe ankle sprain that he suffered prior to the
NBA Draft back in June. However, he was surprisingly given the go ahead to take
part in Monday’s preseason opener and didn’t appear to be dealing with any
lingering soreness across the 21 minutes he played in. With Michael
Carter-Williams (knee) still without a timetable for a return, Monk could see a
fairly large role to open the season as a top reserve at both point guard and
shooting guard, so his progress throughout the preseason could be something to
monitor.