For all the questions Denver’s historic postseason run bred, it also underscored several pivotal truths as the Nuggets head into a significant offseason.
First, Denver’s decision to pay Jamal Murray a max contract last season looks prescient from this vantage point. Tim Connelly believed in Murray’s talent and mental makeup. What the Nuggets saw from Murray across 14 playoff games last season gave them confidence to pay him like a franchise superstar. And despite frequent chides that they might’ve overpaid, Murray validated the franchise’s confidence in him. His ascendance throughout the last six weeks elevated him from an inconsistent No.