Reports – NBC Los Angeles

Dejounte Murray is reportedly headed to the Big Easy.

The New Orleans Pelicans acquired Murray on Friday in a trade with the Atlanta Hawks, according to multiple reports.

In exchange for Murray, the Hawks reportedly received forward Larry Nance Jr., guard Dyson Daniels and two future first-round picks. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that the first two will come in 2025 (via the Los Angeles Lakers) and 2027 (the least favorable selection of Milwaukee and New Orleans).

The reported deal ends a disappointing two-year tenure for Murray in Atlanta. The Hawks gave up three first-round picks and a pick swap to acquire the former All-Star point guard from the San Antonio Spurs in June 2022.

But the backcourt duo of Murray and Trae Young has led to just one brief playoff appearance — a first-round loss in 2023 after a 41-41 regular season. The Hawks then missed the playoffs entirely last season after going 36-46.

Murray, who turns 28 in September, averaged 22.5 points, 6.4 assists, 5.3 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game over 78 games in 2023-24. He shot 45.9% from the field, 36.3% from 3 and 79.4% from the line.

Murray is entering the first year of a four-year, $114 million contract he signed with Atlanta last July. The 2.05m point guard should slot in alongside CJ McCollum in New Orleans’ backcourt, with Zion Williamson, Brandon Ingram, Trey Murphy III and Herb Jones as the team’s top wing players.

Ingram, however, was the subject of trade rumors after struggling in the Pelicans’ first-round playoff loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder.

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