Pelicans acquire Dejounte Murray in blockbuster trade with Hawks

One day after the 2024 NBA Draft concluded, two teams pulled off a major trade.The Pelicans acquired Dejounte Murray in a blockbuster swap with the Pelicans, according to multiple reports.

Per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, New Orleans is sending two first-round picks (2025 and 2027) along with Larry Nance Jr and Dyson Daniels.The 2025 first-round pick acquired in the deal comes via the Los Angeles Lakers.

The 2027 pick will be the least favorable of a 2027 first-round pick from either the Milwaukee Bucks or the Pelicans, Woj notes.Murray, an All-Star during the 2021-22 season, averaged a career-high 22.5 points this past season.

The 27-year-old’s $114 million contract runs through the 2027-28 season, when he has a player option.Murray was originally moved for three first-rounders when the Hawks originally acquired him from the San Antonio Spurs in a 2022 summer deal.In the experiment with Murray and Trae Young in the backcourt, the Hawks were 41-41 in 2022-23, pushing the No.

2 seed Boston Celtics to six games in Round 1 before being eliminated.In 2023-24, the Hawks finished 36-46 and were eliminated in the Play-In, missing the playoffs for the first time since the 2019-20 season.

Murray, who turns 28 in September, will be entering his eighth NBA season as he makes his return to the Western Conference....