Jun 25, 2015; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Emmanuel Mudiay (China) greets NBA commissioner Adam Silver after being selected as the number seven overall pick to the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the 2015 NBA Draft at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
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The Ty Lawson trade could a blessing in disguise. It’s time to shift off Emmanuel Mudiay as their point guard of the future.
Also, they’ve hired a defense first coach in Mike Malone, who’ll craft schemes to apply pressure to opposing offenses and get the ball moving on the break. The break is where I expect Mudiay to dominate, so playing a defense first style early into his career will help create a foundation to help him become elite.
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