Dejounte Murray and the Atlanta Hawks have agreed to a four-year, $120 million extension, according to NBA insider Chris Haynes of Bleacher Report and TNT. The Hawks acquired Murray from the San Antonio Spurs last offseason.
Murray averaged 20.5 points, 5.3 rebounds and 6.1 assists for the Hawks in 2022-23 while shooting 46.4% from the field, 34.4% from beyond the arc and 83.2% from the free-throw line. He signed a four-year, $64 million rookie extension with the Spurs in October 2019. Murray will make $17.7 million next season.
The Hawks lost to the Boston Celtics in the first round of the 2023 playoffs in six games. Murray didn’t play in Game 5 since he was suspended for making inappropriate contact with and verbally abusing a game official during Game 4 in Atlanta.
Murray has career averages of 14.0 points, 5.9 rebounds and 5.0 assists with the Spurs and Hawks. There were some reports stating that Atlanta was thinking about trading Murray this summer. However, the franchise locked up Trae Young’s partner in crime.
NBA NEWS & RUMORS: Dejounte Murray & Atlanta Hawks Updates
The Hawks made a blockbuster trade earlier this offseason, trading John Collins to the Utah Jazz. A few teams called Atlanta about potentially trading for Murray, but the Hawks were never seriously interested in parting ways with the All-Star guard.
Sources told NBA Analysis Network that Young loves playing with Murray. The two stars have gotten even closer this summer. It will be interesting to see how many games the Hawks win next season in Year 2 of the Young-Murray era.
NBA NEWS & RUMORS: Dejounte Murray & Atlanta Hawks Updates
Atlanta reached the 2021 Eastern Conference Finals but has lost in the first round of the playoffs in the last two years. With Young and Murray set to be on the Hawks for the foreseeable future, the organization should look to acquire a third star so the team can make a deep run in the postseason.
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