Report: Pelicans working on G Dejounte Murray’s trade request

By Field Level Media Nov 13 (Field Level Media) – Following Dejounte Murray’s trade request, New Orleans Pelicans officials and the guard’s agent, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul, ​are working to fulfill his wishes, ESPN reported Friday. Murray, ‌30, is in his third season with New Orleans and is earning $32.8 million this season. The 10-year veteran has a $30.8 million player option for next season. In nine games this season, the 2016 first-round pick by ‌the ​San Antonio Spurs is averaging 13.4 ⁠points, 4.6 rebounds and ⁠4.4 assists for the Pelicans, who are 4-8 and have lost four straight. Murray, who is dealing with a left ankle sprain, was ruled out of Friday’s NBA Cup game ​against the visiting Memphis Grizzlies. After the Pelicans’ 145-111 blowout loss to the visiting Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday, Murray responded ⁠to an account on X that ⁠posted that New Orleans was 1-8 with him ​on the court and 3-0 without him. He has since ​deleted his response: “From what’s going on INSIDE, this sounds ‌like someone hit you to say this! THE ‘SABOTAGE’ IS REAL!” New Orleans acquired Murray from Atlanta in June 2024, sending two first-round picks, Dyson Daniels, Larry Nance Jr., Cody Zeller and ⁠E.J. Liddell to the Hawks. Injuries have derailed Murray’s career since he joined the Pelicans, limiting him to just 54 games since the ⁠start of the ‌2024-25 season. He broke his hand in ⁠the 2024-25 season opener and sustained a season-ending ​ruptured ‌Achilles tendon in January 2025. In those ​54 games, he ⁠has averaged 16.6 points, 6.6 assists and 5.9 rebounds. Murray, who made the All-Star Game in 2022, his final season with the Spurs, has averaged 15.5 points, 5.8 rebounds and 5.4 assists in 526 games (455 starts) with the Spurs (2016-18, 2019-22), Hawks (2022-24) and ​Pelicans (2024-present). (–Field Level Media)