The San Antonio Spurs are having themselves quite the offseason so far. They came away with perhaps one of the best hauls in the 2022 NBA Draft, having selected Baylor’s Jeremy Sochan with the No. 9 overall pick, Ohio State’s Malaki Branham at 20, and Notre Dame’s Blake Wesley with their last pick in the first round at 25.
All of their new rookies were among some of NBA Twitter’s favorites, and the Spurs coming away with three darlings should have made major waves among fans and pundits. Surprisingly, other news coming out of San Antonio easily overshadowed their draft class.
At first, it was reported that the Spurs were at least entertaining trade talks for Dejounte Murray but stated that it would take a “Jrue Holiday-like package” to get it done. Shortly after that news broke, it became more and more likely that Murray and San Antonio were headed for a split.
Zach Klein of ABC Atlanta reported on his Twitter that the San Antonio Spurs and the Atlanta Hawks were engaged in advanced trade talks for a deal that would pair Dejounte Murray with Trae Young to form a new backcourt juggernaut in the Eastern Conference:
LATEST NBA NEWS AND TRADE RUMORS: These 3 Teams Must Pursue Trade For San Antonio Spurs’ Dejounte Murray
Now, why would a rebuilding team like the Spurs so quickly give up on a rising star who’s only 25 years old and just came off the best season of his career so far?
Pundits theorized that San Antonio is preparing for the 2023 NBA Draft, a loaded class that features the Thompson twins, Amen and Ausar, Canadian hidden gem, Leonard Miller, and Scoot Henderson. Of course, the prized jewel of the draft is the French unicorn Victor Wembanyama.
LATEST NBA NEWS AND TRADE RUMORS: These 3 Teams Must Pursue Trade For San Antonio Spurs’ Dejounte Murray
Could the upcoming Dejounte Murray trade be a signal from the San Antonio Spurs that they’re officially entering the “Vying for Victor” sweepstakes? They may never admit it, but it certainly appears that way. If they can end up with Victor Wembanyama in the end, it’ll all be worth it.
