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- San Antonio Spurs PG Dejounte Murray took his game to the next level in 2021-22.
- Murray became an NBA All-Star for the first time, averaging 21.1, 9.2 assists and 8.3 rebounds per game to go along with 2 steals per game.
- Now the rising star is on the move, with San Antonio shipping him to the Atlanta Hawks for a boatload of draft picks as well as Danilo Gallinari.
Rumors have swirled around San Antonio Spurs rising star Dejounte Murray for much of the NBA offseason.
First he was connect with the Atlanta Hawks, then there was smoke surrounding the always interesting New York Knicks.
Ultimately, the Hawks offer won out.
The Atlanta Hawks are trading Danilo Gallinari and multiple first-round picks to the San Antonio Spurs for All-Star guard Dejounte Murray, sources tell ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 29, 2022
The Spurs sent the 25-year-old point guard to Atlanta for a package surrounding Danilo Gallinari and a whole boat load of NBA Draft picks.
The Hawks are sending a 2023 first-round pick via Charlotte, and their own 2025 and 2027 first-round picks to the Spurs in the deal, sources tell ESPN. Spurs will also get a pick swap in 2026.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 29, 2022
ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski broke the trade, while colleague Zach Lowe provided clarification on the draft compensation.
The 2025 and 2027 first-rounders are unprotected ATL first-round picks, per league source. https://t.co/6M1PAaCfQ8
— Zach Lowe (@ZachLowe_NBA) June 29, 2022
The move gives the Hawks another All-Star to put next to burgeoning superstar Trae Young. But the fit is a bit questionable. Murray has shown to do his best work with the ball in his hands, similarly to Young, and shot just 32.7 percent from beyond the arc last season. That number rose slightly to 34.5 on catch-and-shoot 3-pointers.
Meanwhile, San Antonio gets a superstar haul back. Gallinari is a prime candidate for either a deadline trade our a buyout. The picks could be huge as the Spurs look to rebuild. They’ll have massive cap space moving forward and a small fortune of draft capital.
Fans React To Dejounte Murray Blockbuster Trade To Hawks
Fans of both teams seem to dig the move.
That’s a terrific haul…shout out to Brian Wright what an excellent job by him
— Spurs Life (@CornerSpurs) June 29, 2022
Gave up Murray at his most potent price, hard to swallow, but the haul will create a future foundation for this team. We’re now in rebuilding mode folks
— Daveeeed_HYZ (@IAmADaveeeed) June 29, 2022
good for the spurs. good trade for them. they were gonna stay in perpetual mediocrity. now they can fully rebuild and did murray a favor.
— emilio (@luisemiliolopez) June 29, 2022
https://twitter.com/38Godfrey/status/1542257541341749248?s=20&t=JYrMtzeSRc587VGwCokVLA
today is San Antonio Appreciation Day in Atlanta
— Rembert Browne (@rembert) June 29, 2022
YESSIRRRRR https://t.co/xhy2UWVzSV
— Shawn 🦅 (@shawngotswole) June 29, 2022
Lmao naah Trae and Murray go be madness! It’s over for Miami😂😂😂😂 https://t.co/uTHh2fwR1i
— Kwadwo Sheldon (@kwadwosheldon) June 29, 2022
And Young seemed overjoyed to add another budding star in Atlanta.
This 💩 just got real
Let’s get busy my Brotha😤@DejounteMurray pic.twitter.com/D9DBBvtGml
— Trae Young (@TheTraeYoung) June 29, 2022
Only time will tell which team, if any, will come away as a winner from the trade. But Atlanta just got far more interesting, as did the Spurs future.