Jamal Murray a candidate for ESPY’s Best Comeback Athlete

The Kentucky Wildcats have been able to churn out NBA Champion over NBA Champion.

Jamal Murray is the latest former Cat to add his name to the luxurious list of players, and he was among the top contributors for the Denver Nuggets, a team that showed absolute dominance throughout the four rounds.

The typical NBA fan wouldn’t have had any idea that just about 18 months ago, Murray tore his ACL. The No. 7 pick in the 2016 NBA Draft, Murray was elected to the All-Rookie team, improving each season until that injury.

Murray came back stronger than ever, averaging 20 points per game and shooting 45.4% from the field. He also notched a career-high 6.2 assists per game. He took his play to a new…