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Dejounte Murray requests trade from New Orleans Pelicans

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Summary

  • Representatives for Dejounte Murray at Klutch Sports requested a trade from the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday.
  • The Pelicans said in a statement they would evaluate trade opportunities in the best interest of the organization.
  • The Pelicans acquired Murray from the Atlanta Hawks in June 2024 for two first-round picks and three players.
  • Injuries, including a broken hand and a torn Achilles, limited Murray to 54 games in three seasons, with the Pelicans going 1-8 with him in the lineup.
  • Murray criticized the team in social media posts, including a since-deleted post claiming 'SABOTAGE'.
  • Murray was ruled out of Friday's game against the Memphis Grizzlies with a left ankle sprain.

Reactions

  • The Pelicans said in a statement that Murray's representatives informed the team of his trade request and that they would evaluate potential trade opportunities.
  • Murray replied to a social media post noting the Pelicans were 3-0 without him, writing, "From what's going on INSIDE, this sounds like someone hit you to say this! THE 'SABOTAGE' IS REAL!"
  • Coach Jamahl Mosley said his focus remained on the players available to him and on maintaining the team's standards.
  • Mosley said the way the Pelicans played in their previous three games did not represent the organization, the city, or how the team said it would play.
  • Mosley recommended the team return to the style of play it showed in the season's early games.

Timeline newest first

  1. Representatives for Dejounte Murray at Klutch Sports requested a trade from the New Orleans Pelicans on the Friday before the article's publication.
  2. The New Orleans Pelicans said in a statement they would evaluate potential trade opportunities in the best interest of the organization.
  3. Dejounte Murray was ruled out of the Pelicans' Friday game against the Memphis Grizzlies with a left ankle sprain and was not at the Smoothie King Center.
  4. Dejounte Murray posted, then deleted, a social media post calling 'SABOTAGE' real after a report noted the Pelicans were 3-0 without him.
  5. Dejounte Murray's trade request surfaced while the Pelicans were on a four-game losing streak.
  6. Coach Jamahl Mosley said it was glaring when the Pelicans fell short of the standard set during training camp and the preseason.

Sources newest first

  • NBA star Dejounte Murray requests trade after Pelicans clash, public frustration spills onto social mediafoxnews.com· 19h

    A Fox News Digital article reports that Dejounte Murray's representatives at Klutch Sports requested a trade from the New Orleans Pelicans amid his public frustration, including a since-deleted "SABOTAGE" social media post. Murray, who suffered a broken hand, a season-ending Achilles injury, and a left ankle sprain during a tenure in which the Pelicans went 1-8 with him in the lineup, sat out the Memphis Grizzlies game as coach Jamahl Mosley said his focus remained on the available players.