Is Jamal Murray Really Worth This HUGE Contract?

all right it it it's rant time Jamal Murray signed a fouryear $28 million contract extension 50 million a year for a guy who has never been an all NBA never been an Allstar I I think Jamal Murray what he brings to the team is good for the Denver Nuggets and he's he's solid in the regular season sometimes he'll have good playoff runs last year was kind of forgettable but the year before he was pretty good I don't think he's worth 50 million a year though and I don't think that should be a particularly hot take you're paying him with some of the highest paid guys in the league today making a lot of money for a point guard who I think can be his production can be replaced you know in the playoffs you can argue he how he's a very valuable player this past playoff run wasn't all that SAR for him and you can make the argument that that was because they were playing a great defensive team in the Minnesota tals in the second round but just in general I think Jamal Murray isn't as great a player as a lot of times he's perceived especially by the Denver Nuggets fan base and just Jamal Murray I'm not I'm not a fan of the deal I'm not a fan of of his play I think his reg season production is pretty easily replaceable and I think in the playoffs yeah he he's he's a solid little Riser but why not take a chance on another guy who's going to cost a little bit Le who can give you the same production and there reg season and maybe we haven't seen him in the playoffs before or he's also a playoff Riser CU you could find a guy like that there's plenty of solid point guards in the NBA today that can fit within a role on an offense in the playoffs especially you know um because Jamal I think the main twom man game of the Nuggets that I like the most in terms of how they put off of each other is Nia yic and Aaron Gordon Jamal Murray I consider him I would say the third best player on that team and in terms of value I have always said that the Denver Nuggets are at least until they lost kcp they were the most well constructed roster starting five in the NBA because you had a solid point guard in Jamal Murray you had a light out shooter in npj you had a great role player in kcp you had the best Twan game in the league be between a great play finisher and the one of the most unique offensive talents we've ever seen in the NBA perhaps the greatest offensive talent for a big we have ever seen ni yic him and Aaron Gordon have a great Twan Duo so really you could make the argument that that Jamal Murray is the third or fourth most important player on that team because really npj what he brings to the table as a shooter you can't replace his shooting production by mostly anyone and Jamal I think what he brings to the table is a little bit more replaceable and I get the city of Denver loves him and that's all right he's a he's a championship point guard I can appreciate him for what he is but I don't think 52 million a year is a good move for Jamal Murray and I I'm sure his family is happy he got that Max extension I'm sure he's happy but I don't know how much it's worth it and if his play if his play to CL in over internationally we didn't see much good from him for Team Canada if his play if comes in next season he's Rusty and not shooting well and all of a sudden Jamal Murray he takes a step down from what he had been and what he had been was just kind of solid and stable nothing extraordinary if he comes in into next season and isn't the same player that he was in the NBA the past couple years even all of a sudden that contract looks even worse so I don't like the move I I'm just not a big Deonte Murray fan and I don't want to let it bleed into that so much I just think in terms of his impact on the team and the production he has I don't think he's worth four years 208 million good on him for getting that money but in general I don't like the move if you enjoyed this video it would be great if you could find it in you to like subscribe maybe check out the full podcast on Spotify follow us on there follow us on Instagram I know realistically this podcast isn't going to go anywhere ultimately whether it's via the segments on YouTube or the entire podast podcast itself but I want to get into sports broadcasting business I want to be able to provote promote thought provoking discussions about the NBA and I would love to do it via state of the association thank you if you made it all the way through