This is a trial by fire.
Now that troubled point guard Ty Lawson is ready to bring his myriad assists to the Houston Rockets at the start of the 2015-16 campaign, the Denver Nuggets have all but officially handed the reins to Emmanuel Mudiay. Even though the young floor general played in little more than a handful of games for the Guangdong Southern Tigers last year, he'll likely be trotted out on opening night as the starting 1-guard.
No pressure, rook.
But really, what other options do the Nuggets have? Even looking past the desire to see Mudiay succeed after making him the No.