Back in 2020, during the NBA bubble, former Kentucky Wildcat Jamal Murray had his breakout performance. Averaging 26.5 points, 6.6 assists, and 4.8 rebounds in the playoffs, Murray helped lead the Denver Nuggets to the Western Conference Finals, before losing to the eventual champion Los Angeles Lakers.
Murray wanted to avenge the loss in 2021, putting up the best numbers of his career, 21.2 points, 4.0 rebounds, 4.8 assists, and 1.3 steals. Unfortunately, on April 12th, 2021, Murray suffered a torn left ACL just a month before the NBA Playoffs.
The injury has put Murray on the sidelines for now over a year.