Bennett Durando is the Denver Nuggets beat writer for The Denver Post. Before moving to Colorado, where he started as The Post's Avalanche beat writer, he covered SEC football, basketball and other sports for five years: first reporting on his alma mater, Missouri, for the St.
Jamal Murray of the Denver Nuggets holds his form after making a shot against the Minnesota Timberwolves during the first quarter at Ball Arena in Denver on Sunday, May 19, 2024. Jamal Murray has agreed to a four-year, $208.5 million max contract extension with the Nuggets, a league source confirmed to The Denver Post., with the expectation that Denver would offer a max after the conclusion of the Paris Olympics.
Other than those durability concerns, his 2023-24 regular season was spectacular. He matched or outdid previous career-highs in scoring , assists , rebounding percentage , field goal percentage , 3-point percentage and usage rate to help the Nuggets tie a franchise record with 57 wins. They were 16-2 when he scored 25 or more points and 8-9 when he played but scored 17 or fewer. In the games he missed, Denver went 13-10.
After opening the 2024-25 season at home, Denver will play its first road game in Toronto, where Murray is traditionally greeted with applause and admiration by Raptors fans.
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