the end of such a long wait for Jamal Murray
« From the middle of the field… or even from the other end of the floor “, coward Jamal Murray with a face of marble, before losing seriousness as rarely facing the reporters, also smiling. One of them just asked him what shot he planned to take first in the All-Star Game.
« Hey, I don’t care! But I’ll wear it anyway! », the Nuggets point guard continues, clearly relieved by this pick in the all star game. Because this is the first time since the beginning of his career, in 2016, that he has been invited. This puts an end to a long wait in Denver where the subject of his non-selection, year after year, almost seemed like a “chestnut”.
« It’s really nice. He has been playing at a very high level for two years. (…) It is good that it is there, because it should be there », reacts Nikola Jokić who was chosen among the starters. He and his teammate make up the first duo of Nuggets representatives selected to the All-Star Game since 2010, when Carmelo Anthony and Chauncey Billups did it together.
His selection was not in doubt given his career-best production this season: 25.5 points and 7.5 assists on average. With the Nuggets (33v-17d) still among the Top 3 in the West, despite the weeks-long absence of their Serbian leader, as well as Aaron Gordon and Christian Brown. Jamal Murray has been a big part of keeping the Denver team on top.
« When I saw that, so many things came to mind: his multiple 50-point games, his multiple 50-point games in the playoffs. Let’s see: a triple-double in the NBA Finals, an NBA champion, the most wins in the West in a decade – and he’s the leader of this team -, a 55-point game last year, a career-high 17 assists this year… and finally, an NBA All-Star », states his coach David Adelman.
Congratulations from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
According to the latter, this choice is therefore ” inexorable logic ». « So maybe he’ll be considered for an All-NBA spot next », projects the coach, whose playmaker has never had this honor.
The news didn’t just excite the Nuggets clan. Visiting Denver with the Thunderhis Canadian selection partner Shai Giljus-Alexander also shares his congratulations.
« It’s good, totally deserved. He is playing at a crazy level this year. For Canadian basketball, that’s just great. When we were kids, we would never have imagined this in a million years », formulates “SGA”, last night’s executioner of Murray and the Nuggets. It will also be the first time two Canadian players will participate in an NBA All-Star Game together.
David Adelman is confident that Jamal Murray will represent the Nuggets well in Los Angeles. The question is how. His player has long claimed that if he ever took part in this match, he would take it seriously and competitively… until he lost interest in watching it.
Even suggesting that he would rather go on vacation than play a match reduced to a simple spectacle with no defense. ” I’m just a competitor. I want to be remembered as one of those guys who give it their all every time they step on the field », ends much more seriously.
| Jamal Murray | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saison | The team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | That | Pd | Ft | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2016-17 | IT | 82 | 21:53 | 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 | IT | 81 | 31:40 | 45.1 | 37.8 | 90.5 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 16.7 |
| 2018-19 | IT | 75 | 32:38 | 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 | IT | 59 | 32:16 | 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 | IT | 48 | 35:30 | 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 | IT | 65 | 10:49 p.m | 45.4 | 39.8 | 83.3 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 6.2 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 20.0 |
| 2023-24 | IT | 59 | 31:33 | 48.1 | 42.5 | 85.3 | 0.7 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 6.5 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 21.2 |
| 2024-25 | IT | 67 | 36:05 | 47.4 | 39.3 | 88.6 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 6.0 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 21.4 |
| 2025-26 | IT | 44 | 35:29 | 49.2 | 44.7 | 88.1 | 0.4 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 7.4 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 25.8 |
How to read statistics? MJ = matches played; Min = Minute; Shots = Shots Successful / Shots Attempted; 3 points = 3 points / attempt 3 points; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive jump; Tot = Total number of jumps; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal mistakes; Int = intercepts; Bp = lost balls; Ct: Against; Points = Points.
2026-02-02 08:23:00
