- ABC News
- June 28, 2024
The New Orleans Pelicans are adding Atlanta Hawks guard Dejounte Murray to their backcourt, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski on Friday. The Pelicans are trading veteran forward Larry Nance Jr., second-year guard Dyson Daniels, a 2025 first-round pick via the Los Angeles Lakers and the least favorable of a 2027 first-round pick from either the Milwaukee Bucks or the Pelicans to Atlanta for the 27-year-old Murray, who just completed his second season in Atlanta. Murray averaged a career-high 22.5 points in 2023-24 for the Hawks while also making a career-best 201 3-pointers, an area he's seen an uptick in since joining the team. He also averaged 6.4 assists and 5.3 rebounds while sharing the backcourt with fellow star guard Trae Young. In 2022, Atlanta sent three first-round picks to San Antonio for Murray with hopes of building its potential backcourt of the future. However, it never panned out the way the team...