2016 NBA Mock Draft: Brown Rises to Top-5, Murray Falls Out

In a pre-draft workout with the Celtics, Jamal Murray made 79 of 100 3-point in a performance that was impressive by all counts. It also shouldn’t be all that surprising that Murray shot 40.8 percent from 3-point range during his one season at Kentucky. The Nuggets need shooting badly.

When John Caliper gave the notion that his former shooting guard is the safest pick in the draft, and should go No. 1 overall, it wasn’t necessarily wrong. Murray’s skill set (deep three-point shooting) should be a nice addition to a young team, and provide the perfect balance for a team that already has a promising young point guard with Emmanuel Mudiay.

Murray will likely be a shooting guard in the NBA, but he is capable of playing at either guard spot. An off-the-ball shooter of Murray’s caliber, who can also create off the dribble, would be a huge help to Mudiay and a team that is in dire need of shooters and scorers.

Murray has the scoring instincts and ability and shooting touch to be a good NBA scorer. The Nuggets going this direction makes a lot of sense, in my opinion.

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