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NBA Draft 2016: Results And Pick-By-Pick Analysis

By Michael Saenz

Jun 23, 2016; New York, NY, USA; A general view of a video board displaying all thirty draft picks in the first round of the 2016 NBA Draft at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 23, 2016; New York, NY, USA; A general view of a video board displaying all thirty draft picks in the first round of the 2016 NBA Draft at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mar 19, 2016; Des Moines, IA, USA; Kentucky Wildcats guard Jamal Murray (23) shoots the ball against Indiana Hoosiers guard Yogi Ferrell (11) in the second half during the second round of the 2016 NCAA Tournament at Wells Fargo Arena. Mandatory Credit: Steven Branscombe-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 19, 2016; Des Moines, IA, USA; Kentucky Wildcats guard Jamal Murray (23) shoots the ball against Indiana Hoosiers guard Yogi Ferrell (11) in the second half during the second round of the 2016 NCAA Tournament at Wells Fargo Arena. Mandatory Credit: Steven Branscombe-USA TODAY Sports /

7. Denver Nuggets

Pick: Jamal Murray, G, Kentucky

I’m shocked the Denver Nuggets didn’t take a foreigner. Just kidding. But Jamal Murray kind of fell to the Nuggets’ laps, and there was really no debate. Murray was the pick.

Jamal Murray is a prototypical two-guard that showed real promise during his lone season at Kentucky. While he did struggle to show his playmaking ability during his freshman year, he did show that he can shoot with the best of them and is sneaky athletic.

Murray might take a year or two to fully develop into the player that many expect him to be, but the Nuggets don’t need him to be special right away anyways. The Nuggets did well with the board that they were dealt.

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