Emmanuel Mudiay started his first game as a rookie last season, nearly totaling a double-double with 17 points and nine assists.
Mudiay, the seventh overall pick by the Nuggets in the 2015 NBA draft, played 38 minutes in that opening game, a rout of the Houston Rockets on the road. He proceeded to start 66 of the 68 games he played in as a rookie.
The 6-foot-5 Mudiay entered his second season as a starter at point guard once again, and he retained that position in every game he played this season until Jan.