No. 112: JAMAL MURRAY / Sometimes you don't know athletes are special when you first meet them. Sometimes you have to wait for that transcendent moment. For me, that was the story with Jamal.

There was a time the Denver Nuggets' star was just an anonymous teenager standing on the baseline in Orangeville, Ontario.

Jamal Murray of the Denver Nuggets vs the Heat

I like to think that I have a decent eye for recognizing talent, at the very least a better than average one. Scouts and recruiters and other folks who are paid for their assessments will often pick up subtleties that even a dedicated fan or even a decent former player will likely miss. I might not get all of that but I do think I can pick out the obvious. I think if I see a kid who is 15 or 16 I’ll have a pretty good idea.