I often hear Jamal Murray compared to Steph Curry and Damien Lillard, two of the league’s best shooting point guards. I like both of those comparisons but one guy that I think you could throw into that mix is Kyrie Irving. Like Irving, Murray has great touch around the basket and the ability to pull up off of the dribble. Murray isn’t as quick as Kyrie and he doesn’t have the same speed with his dribble but he is crafty and skilled and puts some of those herky-jerky combos together that look so smooth.
Murray faced up against Kyrie tonight and while he failed to keep the Celtics point guard in check, he was able to go toe-to-toe with him on the other end of the floor.