Mudiay or Murray? The Denver Nuggets have starters set at every position except for one

Mudiay, who Denver chose seventh overall in 2015, began last season as the starter but injured his back in January. By the time Mudiay returned, he was third in the point-guard pecking order.

Nuggets guard Jamal Murray will have surgery Thursday morning

Connelly did not say what the surgery will repair. But earlier this month, Altitude's Chris Dempsey reported that Murray played this season with a sports hernia.

Murray scores career-high 30 as the Nuggets beat the Pelicans 122-106

Today’s Denvergram

Actually, we've got two for you today because we love how much fun Jamal Murray is having with NBA All-Star weekend.

ESPN report: The Denver Nuggets are “quietly exploring” Emmanuel Mudiay’s trade value

"The Nuggets are quietly exploring what they might get for Emmanuel Mudiay and multiple picks, sources say, but they're in no rush to move Mudiay," Lowe wrote.

The Nikola Jokic assist of the week: Murray-Jokic-Murray

Our first installment is a Jokic-to-Jamal-Murray sequence from Sunday.

Jamal Murray did the Michael Jordan switch-hands layup in the Nuggets’ win over the Jazz

Murray finished the game with five points and five assists in 17 minutes.

Jamal Murray looks good at point guard in Denver Nuggets’ narrow loss to Minnesota Timberwolves

Jamal Murray was a team-best plus-13 for the game and said he felt comfortable playing there despite his reputation as a scorer.

Nuggets coach Mike Malone says Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray deserve more playing time

But so far this season, Jokic is only receiving 23.9 minutes per game. On Wednesday, Nuggets coach Mike Malone indicated that that could be about to change.

Denver Nuggets rookie Jamal Murray is showing wisdom beyond his years

Murray started his career 0-for-17 from the field. But in his last 14 games, he's averaging 13.2 points on 43.5 percent shooting from the field and 45.1 percent from 3, while also chipping in with 2.9 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 23.7 minutes per contest.

Watch Nuggets rookie Jamal Murray score 13 points in two minutes

Jamal Murray is hitting his stride. The Nuggets rookie guard scored 24 points on 9-of-13 shooting in Denver's 110-107 win over the Chicago Bulls.

Trying to avoid awkward, political Thanksgiving conversation? Here’s your turkey day sports talk cheat sheet

Talking politics is OK as long as things remain civil. But if you feel like a line is about to be crossed, there's a simple way you can steer the conversation back toward a point where you don't think anyone will wrassle in your living room: Talk about sports.

Nuggets rookie Jamal Murray is starting to figure it out

He's sunk 25 of 57 field goals, including 13 of 31 3-pointers, since the Nuggets' Nov. 5 game against the Pistons.

Beaten-up Denver Nuggets need Jamal Murray to step up

The Denver Nuggets' 2016-17 season is still in its infancy, but already the team is beaten up.

Nuggets rookie Jamal Murray has a secret weapon that helps him stay cool: meditation

Murray, the No. 7 selection in the NBA Draft, learned the technique from his father.

Bovada has the Nuggets’ Jamal Murray fifth in its Rookie of the Year odds

Murray, who the Nuggets took with the No. 7 pick in the NBA Draft on Thursday, has 12-1 odds.

Denver Nuggets draft high-scoring Jamal Murray at No. 7

Murray knocked down 40.8 percent of his 3's last season at Kentucky.

5 likely Denver Nuggets draft targets, starting with Jamal Murray and Buddy Hield

Rebuilding can be a painful process, but it's a lot more interesting for a Denver Nuggets team that has proven it can do well in the NBA Draft.