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Denver Nuggets: Analyzing the promising back court

By Mathew Huff

DENVER, CO - FEBRUARY 3: Gary Harris #14 and Jamal Murray #27 of the Denver Nuggets high five during the game against the Golden State Warriors on February 3, 2018 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Bart Young/NBAE via Getty Images)
DENVER, CO - FEBRUARY 3: Gary Harris #14 and Jamal Murray #27 of the Denver Nuggets high five during the game against the Golden State Warriors on February 3, 2018 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Bart Young/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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The Denver Nuggets’ back court of Gary Harris and Jamal Murray is one of the most overlooked, yet promising prospects within the Mile High.

The Denver Nuggets have assembled a terrific back court with Gary Harris and Jamal Murray. Throughout the years, Denver has never really possessed an “elite,” back court.

Sure, they have had great perimeter players whether it has been Fat Lever all the way to Allen Iverson and Chauncey Billups. The one thing these guys lacked though, was a substantial back court mate.

Fast forward to now and something  special is brewing in Denver. Gary Harris has established himself as one of the up and coming two way players at shooting guard. Jamal Murray has an extremely polished offensive game which is somewhat reminiscent of a growing Steph Curry.

The Nuggets don’t quite have a Splash Brothers back court duo on their hands, but to say their tandem isn’t talented enough to make some noise would be ignorant.

Harris has established a clutch gene and is coming off a season where he averaged a career high 17.5 points per game. Murray himself, is also coming a career year where he averaged 16.7 points per game and transitioned nicely to the point guard spot from his natural shooting guard position.

With the way these two have been developing, it will be no time before they are considered elite. The whole league already knows about the front court of Paul Millsap and Nikola Jokic. However, they are going to have to start planning on devising schemes to slow down Gary Harris and Jamal Murray.

There were a plethora of games this past season where the top player was either Murray or Harris. This is not a surprise; it shows how high their ceiling is and how far they have progressed.

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