2 weeks Ago By Jordan Samar, Hardwood Heroics
The Denver Nuggets dropped their opening two games to start their 2024-25 NBA campaign, and Jamal Murray was given a harsh assessment about his game. According to David Thorpe of True Hoop , an anonymous NBA starter claimed that the one-time NBA champion is “very easy to guard” nowadays. Murray also received the same criticism from an anonymous NBA executive during an exclusive interview with Mark Medina of Sportskeeda, saying that the Denver Nuggets’ current core is showing cracks.
Michael Porter Jr. also caught a stray, as he was called a “terribly overrated” player. “Denver’s second-best player is going backward.
Jamal hasn’t been the same. There is something about Jamal’s health and physical capacity right now that concerns me. Michael Porter is also terribly overrated.
He’s a one-way player and just a scorer. I also don’t think Denver has the assets to get an upgrade. They’ll be stuck with the team they have,” the NBA exec stated.
The concerns about Jamal Murray are mainly about his health, not his basketball skills. When he couldn’t find his form during the Paris Games playing for the Canadian national team, Denver Nuggets president Josh Kroenke pointed to injuries as the main reason. Still, despite this, the Denver Nuggets gave Jamal Murray his four-year, $208 million extension this offseason.
Jamal Murray’s recent performances for the Denver Nuggets Jamal Murray struggled during the Denver Nuggets’ opening loss against the Oklahoma City Thunder, as he only had 12 points on 4-for-13 shooting . Against the Los Angeles Clippers , Jamal Murray was far more efficient with 22 points on 7-for-14 shooting. The Denver Nuggets will take on the Toronto Raptors on the road on Monday night, and the team needs Jamal Murray to be at his best to get their first victory of the season.
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