Nuggets center Jusuf Nurkic will not be ready for the start of training camp as he continues to rehab his left knee, general manager Tim Connelly said Wednesday.

“We’re going to take our time with him,” Connelly said.

Nurkic underwent surgery in May to repair a partially torn left patella tendon. The original timetable was three to four months. Connelly, however, did say that Nurkic was “ahead of schedule,” but he wouldn’t “put a firm timetable on when he’ll be back.”

Nurkic began experiencing knee pain late in the season and tests after the Nuggets’ season ended revealed the partially torn tendon. He immediately underwent surgery in Los Angeles and has been rehabbing in Denver ever since.

Nurkic has begun some on-court activity, Connelly said. But asked if Nurkic would be ready for the regular -season opener, he reiterated he would not put a timetable on his return to full action.

“He’ll be out there when he’s ready,” Connelly said.

Nurkic had a solid rookie season, even flirting with serious Rookie of the Year consideration into January. He averaged 6.9 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game.

All other players are healthy and will be ready for the start of training camp, which opens Tuesday in Colorado Springs. Though the players who played in the EuroBasket tournament, in particular Danilo Gallinari and Joffrey Lauvergne, whose teams advanced deep in the event, will be eased into things early on.

“I think with Gallo and Joffrey, we’ll be considerate of their time (in the EuroBasket tournament),” Connelly said. “They’re pretty tired, so I think coach (Mike Malone) will do a good job of giving them rest when they need it.”

Christopher Dempsey: cdempsey@denverpost.com or @dempseypost