NBA Trade Rumors: Eastern Conference team ready to offer 3 first-round picks and "desirable young player" in exchange for Dejounte Murray
Dejounte Murray just finished his fifth season with the San Antonio Spurs. Murray played 68 games, averaging 21.1 points, 8.3 rebounds, and 9.2 assists. His defensive contributions grew as well, as he averaged a league-leading two steals per game.
One mystery Eastern Conference team is offering three first round draft picks and a desirable young player in a proposed trade for Dejounte Murray, per spurstalk.com https://t.co/99RdPp69Ou
Judging by Dejounte Murray’s growth, it is no surprise that multiple teams are in the running for his services. As per LJ Ellis of “spurstalk.com”, "a desired young player" could be involved in a swap deal for Murray.
“An insider close to the situation says that the Spurs have multiple teams making a strong push for Murray besides the Hawks. One Eastern Conference team, he says, is offering three first-round draft picks and a desirable young player in a proposed swap. He also stated that the Minnesota Timberwolves have expressed serious interest in Murray.”
The initial interest came from the Atlanta Hawks, following which a couple more teams joined the race. The Spurs reportedly demanded three to four draft picks in return for Dejounte Murray after his immense growth last season.
Dejounte Murray had an underrated year in San Antonio:
— 21/8/9
— Most triple doubles ever by a Spur
— 2nd in RPG for a guard
— 1st in SPG
— All Star
He became the first player in NBA history to record a 21p/8r/9a/2s season or better. https://t.co/6KVRZPVKYY
Dejounte Murray could possibly team up with Trae Young in Atlanta
The San Antonio Spurs will have a lot of options to choose from if they do plan on trading Dejounte Murray in the summer.
If the Spurs trade Dejounte Murray, they could be the first team signaling their intentions for the epic tank race for Victor Wembanyama.
Ironically enough, Spurs legend Tony Parker owns ASVEL, which is the team Wembanyama plays for.
The Atlanta Hawks are the favorites at the moment, with LJ Ellis reporting that the guard is open to teaming up with Trae Young.
“I’ve been told that Murray hasn’t asked for a trade. He is said to be open to joining the Hawks (he’s been in contact with Trae Young in recent days) but he’s not applying any pressure to complete the deal.”
The Spurs are likely to take Danilo Gallinari, who is on a partially guaranteed contract, in exchange. The decision on his contract is likely to be out by June 29. The Atlanta Hawks have lacked production from anyone not named Trae Young, and the addition of Murray could change that.