We were eagerly awaiting it to take Canada to the next level, but Jamal Murray never entered the Olympic Games. Worse still, in addition to being clumsy and ineffective, he seemed heavy, awkward, struggling to make a difference on his first step, while it is his main strength. In short, we did not recognize the formidable and energetic player from Denver.
And for good reason: he was physically diminished. It was the president of the Nuggets, well placed to know, who announced it.
“When you have to face the best players in the world, in the NBA playoffs or during the Olympic Games, you know that you are going to get the best of your opponent. And if you are not at 100% and you want to be on the court, then you try to fight regardless, that's what Jamal Murray did. I know he wasn't at 100%.”, tell Josh Kroenke.
An engine to bounce back
The manager knows that he has not seen, in the playoffs or in France for the Olympic tournament, the playmaker “capable of a triple-double in the Finals”but he is not worried. The recent injuries are the result of his physical efforts over the past two years and his return after his cruciate ligament injury.
“We can stay on the end of the season, but I tend to observe things a little more closely. Just look at the last two years: The number of games he played, like the other Denver players, and the wear and tear on their bodies. It showed at the end of last season and it had repercussions in the playoffs.”recalls Josh Kroenke, who joins Michael Malone, who had said that his players were “mentally and physically drained” after the playoffs. “Jamal Murray was also very injured. I think we underestimate that because he is tough, playing with injuries, sometimes serious ones, that would have prevented other players without a doubt.”
So, no reason to panic for the 2023 champion. This failed Olympic episode is just a pebble in his shoe. “He's a great player, one of the best in the NBA. Regardless of how he felt personally at the Games, just reading his comments, I know he was a little frustrated. So I have no doubt he'll take that as motivation to go into the season.”announces the president of the Nuggets.
| Jamal Murray | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2016-17 | DEN | 82 | 22 | 40.4 | 33.4 | 88.3 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 9.9 |
| 2017-18 | DEN | 81 | 32 | 45.1 | 37.8 | 90.5 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 16.7 |
| 2018-19 | DEN | 75 | 33 | 43.7 | 36.7 | 84.8 | 0.9 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 18.2 |
| 2019-20 | DEN | 59 | 32 | 45.6 | 34.6 | 88.1 | 0.8 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 18.5 |
| 2020-21 | DEN | 48 | 36 | 47.7 | 40.8 | 86.9 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 21.2 |
| 2022-23 | DEN | 65 | 33 | 45.4 | 39.8 | 83.3 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 6.2 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 20.0 |
| 2023-24 | DEN | 59 | 32 | 48.1 | 42.5 | 85.3 | 0.7 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 6.5 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 21.2 |
| Total | 469 | 31 | 45.2 | 38.0 | 86.7 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 17.5 | |
How to read the stats? GM = Games Played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Shots Made / Shots Attempted; 3pts = 3-pointers / 3-pointers Attempted; LF = Free Throws Made / Free Throws Attempted; Off = Offensive Rebound; Def = Defensive Rebound; Tot = Total Rebounds; Pd = Assists; Fte: Personal Fouls; Int = Steals; Bp = Loose Balls; Ct: Blocks; Pts = Points.
