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Nuggets Select Murray with No. 7 Pick in NBA Draft

Nuggets Select Murray with No. 7 Pick in NBA Draft
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By The Associated Press
Jun. 23, 2016 | DENVER, CO
By The Associated Press Jun. 23, 2016 | 07:45 PM | DENVER, CO
The Denver Nuggets selected Kentucky shooting guard Jamal Murray with the No. 7 pick in the NBA draft as they try to turn around a franchise that's missed the playoffs the past three seasons.

The 19-year-old Murray is coming off a freshman season in which he averaged 20 points a game — the highest scoring average for a Wildcats player under coach John Calipari. The 6-foot-4 Murray also had 113 3-pointers, the second-most in NCAA history for a freshman. The only freshman who had more was Steph Curry (122).

Denver has two more selections in the first round with Houston's spot at No. 15 — courtesy of the Ty Lawson deal — and the No. 19 pick via Portland.

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