One practice in and Denver Nuggets point guard Emmanuel Mudiay is already talking titles.

An NBA Summer League crown, anyway. Got to love rookies.

New coach Michael Malone certainly does — especially this one. Mudiay, the seventh overall pick in the draft last month, already is forming quite a bond with his coach, who flat-out told Mudiay that this was his team.

This summer in Las Vegas, he meant, when the younger players on the Nuggets gain some experience. Who knows? Maybe that extends into the regular season as well. By taking Mudiay, the Nuggets created a log jam at point guard, which only increases the speculation that Ty Lawson may soon be moved.

So far, the 19-year-old Mudiay has done all the right things, such as staying in town to work on his game and asking questions — lots and lots questions.