DENVER (AP) - The Denver Nuggets selected Kentucky shooting guard Jamal Murray with the No. 7 pick in the NBA draft as they try to turn around a franchise that's missed the playoffs the past three seasons.
The 19-year-old Murray is coming off a freshman season in which he averaged 20 points a game - the highest scoring average for a Wildcats player under coach John Calipari. The 6-foot-4 Murray also had 113 3-pointers, the second-most in NCAA history for a freshman. The only freshman who had more was Steph Curry (122).
Denver had two more selections in the first round with Houston's spot at No. 15 - courtesy of the Ty Lawson deal - and the No. 19 pick via Portland.
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