SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Peja Stojakovic's sprained right ankle will keep the Sacramento Kings' All-Star forward out for at least the first two games of the Western Conference finals.

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"Right now, I think he's a long way from playing," coach Rick Adelman said Wednesday. "He definitely won't play in Sacramento, and I just have to assume we're not going to have him."

Stojakovic injured his ankle last Thursday in Game 3 of the Kings' semifinal series with Dallas and sat out the final two games of that series. He still can't run or shoot.

He will be in street clothes when the Los Angeles Lakers visit Arco Arena for Game 1 of the conference finals Saturday. Game 2 is Monday night, with Game 3 in Los Angeles the following Friday.

Stojakovic didn't speak to reporters following a team film session at the Kings' training complex, but Adelman said Stojakovic is no longer on crutches. He receives treatment on his ankle twice a day, but it's still swollen and discolored.

"All we can do is wait and see how quickly it responds," Adelman said.

Stojakovic has averaged 18.3 points and 6.9 rebounds in seven playoff games, but he has been inconsistent. He was carried off the court in Dallas in the third quarter of Game 3, but the Kings won three straight without him.

Adelman said second-year forward Hedo Turkoglu probably will start again in Stojakovic's place. After Bobby Jackson started in a three-guard lineup for Game 4 against the Mavericks, Turkoglu capitalized on his first career playoff start with 20 points and 13 rebounds in the Kings' series-clinching victory in Game 5.

Stojakovic averaged a career-best 21.2 points and 5.3 rebounds during the regular season, but the Kings didn't struggle to replace his scoring in their last two playoff games, proving Chris Webber's claim that Sacramento's offensive depth is its most valuable weapon.

Six players scored at least 15 points in Game 5 against the Mavericks, and Turkoglu ended his prolonged shooting slump with a big game.

"It felt good to help the team, but Peja is the star," Turkoglu said. "I just have to do my best until he's ready to come back."

Stojakovic missed nine games and played just one minute in another game late in the regular season because of a strained right hamstring, but the Kings went 8-2 during that stretch.

He won the 3-point shooting contest at the All-Star weekend before playing in his first All-Star game.