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If you replaced Jamal Murray with Trae Young would the Nuggets be better or worse? (alien.top)

submitted 2 years ago by BigDaddyJuno@alien.top to c/nba@nba.space

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Basically the title. Replace Murray with Trae. Contracts stay the same. Are the Nuggets better or worse now? I’m talking about Trae Young of the Atlanta Hawks by the way

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[–] Solid-Confidence-966@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (3 children)

You don’t think Trae you replicate the same success as Murray if he was conditioned to play how Murray does?

[–] samueladams6@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Certainly not on defense

[–] MVPiid@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Jamal Murray ain’t doing much on that end either

[–] LogDogan4@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Not at all true. But I don't expect a 76ers fan to actually be able to identify real defense.

[–] nicefellow_@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

he did a job at points during the playoffs, and it was largely thanks to his matchip comparative size/physicality. there are levels to bad defense, and jamal murray vs trae young is probably the perfect example of that

[–] JokMackRant@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

He’s not a shutdown defender, but he’s long and strong as hell. He may not be locking up, but you aren’t getting easy buckets on his head.

[–] secretsodapop@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

It's still better than Trae. There are a lot of really bad defenders who are still better than Trae.

[–] Low-iq-haikou@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Not nearly as good at diving to the basket, and Jokic finding cutters is a big part of Denver’s gameplan

[–] craiye@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

What makes you think Trae could be “conditioned to play” like Murray?