Dejounte Murray averaged a career-high 22.5 points in 2023-24 for the Hawks while also making a career-best 201 3-pointers.
The Atlanta Hawks have traded two-way guard Dejounte Murray to the New Orleans Pelicans for a package that includes two first-round draft picks, according to people with knowledge of the discussions.
Hawks get:
- Dyson Daniels
- E.J. Lidell
- Larry Nance Jr.
- Cody Zeller
- 2025 first-round pick (via Lakers)
- 2027 first-round pick (least favorable of Bucks/Pelicans, protected top four)
Pelicans receive:
- Dejounte Murray
The Hawks will receive forward-center Larry Nance Jr., guard Dyson Daniels, forward E.J. Lidell and forward-center Cody Zeller in the deal, as well as first-round picks in 2025 and 2027.
.@DejounteMurray is a Pelican 🙌 pic.twitter.com/YFmaj4YEB1
— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) July 6, 2024
The Hawks made swing player Zaccharie Risacher of France the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA Draft on Wednesday night before trading AJ Griffin to Houston on Thursday to obtain a second-round pick used to obtain rights to guard/forward Nikola Djurisic of Serbia.
The trade of Murray signals the Hawks’ offseason overhaul may just be beginning.
“Our goal is to build a contending team that can compete deep into the playoffs,” said Hawks GM Landry Fields in a statement. “It became evident after further analysis and evaluation this offseason that we needed to reshape our roster and regain assets that would allow us to further build out our team.
“It is certainly difficult to trade a player like DJ, but we knew it was best for our organization to move forward this way. We wish him and his family only the best.”
Thank you, Dejounte 🫶 pic.twitter.com/CddpZ6nDKR
— Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) July 6, 2024
The backcourt combination of Trae Young and Murray produced points but no playoff success. The Hawks finished 10th in the Eastern Conference at 36-46 this season and haven’t won a playoff series since advancing to the Eastern Conference Finals in 2021.
The 2025 first rounder in the trade talks was acquired by New Orleans from the Los Angeles Lakers as part of the 2019 Anthony Davis trade, Details of the 2027 first rounder were not final.
The 27-year-old Murray averaged a career-high 22.5 points with 6.4 assists this season. He has averaged 15.4 points in seven seasons, including five with San Antonio.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
