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Keegan Murray takes home top honor at NBA Summer League
By Paul Harvey
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Keegan Murray’s career is off to a flying start after going No. 4 overall to the Sacramento Kings in the 2022 NBA Draft.
After getting selected in the draft, Murray joined his new team to take part in the NBA 2K23 Summer League in Las Vegas. Murray shined in his outings and was named MVP of the Summer League on Monday.
Across 4 games, Murray averaged 23.3 points and 7.3 rebounds while shooting an efficient 50% from the field and 40% from 3-point range. He also averaged 2 assists and 1.3 steals while finishing his time in Las Vegas with a 20-point, 10-rebound outing for his first double-double.
Sacramento Kings forward Keegan Murray has been named the Most Valuable Player of NBA 2K23 Summer League 2022.
Murray averaged 23.3 points, 7.3 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.3 steals while shooting 50.0% from the field and 40.0% from three-point range in four games in Las Vegas. pic.twitter.com/mTuBltv7Eo
— NBA Communications (@NBAPR) July 18, 2022
The Summer League is admittedly just the start of things with more training camp and preseason action to come before the start of the NBA season. Nevertheless, Murray will be expected to play a big role for the Kings, and he looks ready to contribute as a rookie.
Paul is a lifelong fan and student of all things college football. He has been covering college football since 2017 and the B1G since 2018.