Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray looks like he’s back to full health as he continues to put people on posters this summer.
Jamal Murray‘s recovery from surgery earlier this offseason is going pretty well. Very well, in fact. The Denver Nuggets’ 20-year-old guard should be primed for a strong sophomore season after performing so well as a rookie, and he appears to be in good physical form as he grinds through the summer.
He’s having some fun along with his training, though.
In Las Vegas, Murray wound up and really cocked his arm back to dunk past this poor soul:
Jamal Murray is so excited for the season he's out in Vegas dunking on random dudes
— Harrison Wind (@HarrisonWind) July 28, 2017
Via @jmglitxh27 on Instagram pic.twitter.com/Fsw3XAXjhO
He even found another young NBA player as one of his victims. Jaylen Brown of the Boston Celtics seemed unaware as he walked past the basket, which Murray quickly punished him for:
https://twitter.com/BeMore27/status/890784437163540480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.denverstiffs.com%2F2017%2F7%2F28%2F16054446%2Fjamal-murray-dunks-on-jaylen-brown-adidas-nba-dunk-everyone-this-offseason-denver-nuggets
At 6’7″ with a highly explosive, chiselled frame that’s always been more developed than his years, Brown is the superior athlete. Murray got the best of him here, though. Perhaps when we see the Celtics and Nuggets play next season, Brown will go after some light-hearted revenge.
However, no one, not even guys helping out at training camps in North Dakota, are same from Murray this summer.
Had a Great time at Cross Training Camp in ND‼️ #crosstrainingcamp #dunkchamp pic.twitter.com/jVt4HEqZSB
— Jamal Murray (@BeMore27) July 25, 2017
It may not be an in-game situation or even a dunk contest (and the dunk prop may not be that tall), but if anyone questions Jamal Murray’s athleticism to you or labels him as more of a shooting scorer than a well-rounded offensive player, show them this.
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Murray has more bounce in his 6’5″ frame than you might expect. It helps him utilize the threat of his perimeter game to get inside and attack the basket and tear through openings on cuts. His big performances are even more fun when he’s catching opponents off guard with strong finishes at the rim, and when he’s fully healthy next season and he’s developing with more minutes, we should see plenty of them.