"Today, Dejounte Murray's representatives informed us of his request to be traded," the Pelicans said in a statement Friday. "We will evaluate potential trade opportunities that are in the best interest of our organization."
Murray has made it clear to the organization that he is ready to play a key role in meaningful basketball elsewhere, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania.
Stats so far this year - 9gms 31mpg
13.4ppg 4.4apg 4.6rpg 1.6spg 0.6bpg
43.1% FG 11.6 FGA 29.6% 3PT 3.0 3PTA
92.6% FT 3.0 FTA with 2.3 turnovers per game
53.1% TS
I don't know how much demand he expects there to be for him out there. PG who needs the ball in his hands and cannot play off the ball. Bad shooter. Inefficient. Teams aren't exactly queuing up for PGs with that profile.
Idea(1) I Quickley for D Murray
Quickley is injury prone. Toronto has not been able to rely on him. Maybe Toronto would be interested on gambling on Dejounte Murray instead. NOP gets a replacement guard who can start or be a 6th man behind Jeremiah Fears. A good outside shooter.