On the cusp of winning the West and securing an appearance in the NBA Finals, LeBron James took a minute to show major respect and recognition to one of the NBA’s best young point guards: Jamal Murray.
Having seen his skillset first-hand through the first 4 games of this series, James knows more than anyone how important the guy already is to his team. And, following his team’s victory, James had a lot of great things to say about him…
LeBron James on guarding Jamal Murray: “Hell of a player. One of the hottest guys that we have in the bubble today out of the four teams remaining. I just wanted to try to take the challenge. He’s a tough guard, very shifty. He’s a triple threat.” (TNT postgame interview)
— Michael Scotto (@MikeAScotto) September 25, 2020
Having played against some All-Time great guard talents over the course of his 16-year career, LeBron is an ideal judge of talent.
In Murray’s case, everything we’ve seen says he’s a star. In his four games against L.A., Murray has dropped a combined 106 points. He’s torched the Lakers from deep, on drives, and even off the dribble as well.
No doubt, Jamal is a huge reason why Denver is in this position in the first place, and so long as he’s there, we can expect this team to continue to be a major threat in the Western Conference.
