June 25, 2015 – Nuggets draft Emmanuel Mudiay seventh overall
There was much hand-wringing in Denver about who the Nuggets would select with the seventh overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft. Point guard Ty Lawson appeared all but gone after numerous incidents – a DUI, late arrival from the All-Star break, spurning the team on social media – so the question was who would still be available for the Nuggets when their pick rolled around. The answer was the guy they wanted all along, a young Congolese point guard, Emmanuel Mudiay. The Prime Prep product spent one year playing professionally in China, forgoing a one-and-done at SMU, before entering the NBA Draft.