Following Denver’s easy 113-104 win over the Raptors on Wednesday, Murray was all smiles for a media session where he repeated “for sure” three times when asked whether he’d be in for Paris in the summer if healthy.

Murray also was full of praise for the team for its achievements and for his friend, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the Oklahoma City Thunder guard who became the second Canadian to ever be named to the all-NBA first team last season and has followed up with an even better season.

“Oh, it was amazing. For everybody, that’s a great accomplishment,” Murray said of the senior men.

“That’s a country accomplishment. They did it for the country. I still showed up to training camp,” he added when asked if it was at all bittersweet that they accomplished their goals without him this time.

“I was still around the guys. I felt the vibe there. And they did a great job. And I think we’re on the come-up and we’ve got enough guys to go out there and compete for gold next year.”

Gilgeous-Alexander’s Thunder sat second in the Western Conference before Thursday’s games, ahead of Murray’s Nuggets in third.

Murray, who hails from Kitchener, is high on Gilgeous-Alexander, who is from Hamilton.

“Amazing. Amazing. Playing really well — on both ends of the floor, as well, which I think most people talk about (offence only),” Murray said. “He’s just always aggressive, He’s always a threat out there every time you guard them. And so it’s nice to watch him lead the team and team Canada getting that bronze.”

Murray said he hopes Canada’s next wave of talent stay “hungry” and keep working hard to try to follow in their footsteps.

“Young guys, you got to really work for it, especially coming from Canada. Obviously the game has grown in Canada, but you still have a slight disadvantage,” he said. “For all those young guys, they’ve got to make sure they work hard and stay dedicated to the game. And it’s nice to be a pioneer in that sense for them.”