Top Five Most Valuable Denver Nuggets September Edition

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Apr 13, 2016; Portland, OR, USA; Denver Nuggets guard Emmanuel Mudiay (0) holds the balls as Portland Trail Blazers guard Pat Connaughton (5) defends during the 4th quarter at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter. Mandatory Credit: Cole Elsasser-USA TODAY Sports /

We could talk scoring but a point guard is typically judged by his assist to turnover ratio.

The point guard position is key to most NBA teams. It is the position that gets the offense into the right sets and is responsible for keeping turnovers to a minimum. Often times this is the team leader on and off the court. Very few teams will be successful without a good one and the Denver Nuggets do believe they have a good one in Mudiay.

Emmanuel Mudiay was taken with the seventh pick in the 2015 draft and started 66 of 68 games he played in his first season. He averaged 30 minutes a game and contributed 12.8 points a game. We could talk scoring but a point guard is typically judged by his assist to turnover ratio. Mudiay’s was 1.71 for 79th in the NBA. Not bad for a rookie PG. In comparison Steph Curry’s was 2.01 while Chris Paul was second in league with 3.8.

Expect Mudiay to move towards 2.25 in the assist to turnover stat in 2016-2017. If his assists go up and turnovers come down this guy is going to be special to watch for the next several years.

Another thing to like about his game, after Gallinari went down with the ankle injury in late February Mudiay stepped his game up considerably something that many around the league recognized.

With all the trade talk surrounding the Denver Nuggets this off season anytime the name Mudiay was mentioned my only thought was NO!

Next: 2. Danilo Gallinari

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