According to the Sporting News, former Kentucky guard Jamal Murray was one of the biggest losers during Olympics basketball in Paris.
Murray struggled throughout the games and Canada ended up losing early in the quarterfinals. The Denver Nuggets shooting guard shot just 29.0 percent from the field during the Olympic games. Amazingly, he only averaged 6.0 points per game.
The big question now is how will the Nuggets handle Murray this offseason as he is eligible for a four-year, $209 million contract extension.
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Jamal Murray
The Canadians were expected to be Team USA’s biggest challenger in this tournament. Instead, they were eliminated by France in the quarterfinals.
Murray was one of the root causes of the team’s struggles, hitting just 29.0 percent of his shots for the tournament and averaging a measly 6.0 points per game. That included a brutal 3-of-13 performance with three turnovers in Canada’s final game against France.
The struggles for Murray couldn’t come at a worse time. He did hit some game-winners in last season’s NBA Playoffs, but he wasn’t great there either. He’s eligible for a four-year, $209 million extension. While that was at one time looking like a no-brainer, the Nuggets have to be more reluctant on what they should do after his extended slump.
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