NBA insider Ric Bucher of Fox Sports hinted that Atlanta Hawks stars Trae Young and Dejounte Murray may have some beef.
During an interview with Sportsnaut, Bucher said Young and Murray are not seeing eye-to-eye.
“Watching Atlanta, at one point Murray and Trae Young were supposed to be boys and it doesn’t look like that now,” Bucher said. “There was a game recently where it came down to the end of it. Trae came to get the ball and Dejounte just ignored him and went [for] a pull-up jumper. Airball, end the game and it was a really bad look.”
The Hawks are expected to trade Murray before the February 8 trade deadline. Young and Jalen Johnson are the only players on the roster untouchable in trade talks, according to NBA insider John Hollinger of The Athletic.
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Murray is averaging 21.1 points, 4.6 rebounds, 4.9 assists, 1.4 steals and 0.3 blocks this season while shooting 46.9% from the field, 39.1% from beyond the arc and 82.1% from the free-throw line. He is making $17.7 million.
The Hawks signed Murray to a four-year, $114 million extension in July. The guard has been linked to the New York Knicks, Toronto Raptors, Brooklyn Nets, Los Angeles Lakers, Philadelphia 76ers and Detroit Pistons.
Young is averaging 27.2 points, 3.0 rebounds, 10.9 assists, 1.4 steals and 0.2 blocks this season while shooting 42.1% from the field, 35.6% from beyond the arc and 85.4% from the free-throw line. He’s making $40.1 million.
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Young signed a five-year, $215 million contract with the Hawks in August 2021. Atlanta is in 11th place in the Eastern Conference standings.
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