Recently we’ve seen 20-year-old rookie Dejounte Murray get a lot of playing time, by necessity, in the wake of Tony Parker’s latest injury. As recently as a month ago, that scenario might have sounded catastrophic. The had Spurs waived Nicolas Laprovittola (also a rookie, but at least one who had some professional experience overseas and a fellow who’d looked solid during his cameo appearances with San Antonio) but much to my surprise, Murray hasn’t just been serviceable, he’s been an asset. He scored a career-high 24 points in a home win over Denver and followed that up with an impressive 14 points and 6 assists in the national-televised overtime thriller at Cleveland, followed by more modest numbers at Brooklyn and Toronto.
Gregg Popovich will give Dejounte Murray the playoff minutes he earns
