Los Angeles Lakers Reportedly Interested In Trading For All-Star Point Guard

Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium reported that the Los Angeles Lakers still have interest in Dejounte Murray.

Jan 17, 2024; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) stands on the Lakers logo at center court in the first half against the Dallas Mavericks at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports / Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

Dejounte Murray is among the most talented guards in the NBA.

The former Washington star is coming off his second season playing for the Atlanta Hawks.

He finished the year with averages of 22.5 points, 5.3 rebounds, 6.4 assists and 1.4 steals per contest while shooting 45.9% from the field and 36.3% from the three-point range in 78 games.

On Friday, Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium reported that the Los Angeles Lakers are still a team that has interest in landing Murray in a trade (via the Pat McAfee Show).

Charania: "The Lakers have maintained a level of interest in Dejounte Murray over the last several months."

"The pressure is on the Lakers front office to make changes to this roster..

They have to be aggressive and I think Dejounte Murray will come up in trade conversations"@ShamsCharania #PMSLive pic.twitter.com/xegZkMdKzu

— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) June 21, 2024

Murray had been in trade rumors leading up to the deadline during the regular season.

However, the Hawks kept Murray and finished as the tenth seed in the Eastern Conference with a 36-46 record.

They lost to the Chicago Bulls in the play-in tournament, so they missed the NBA playoffs for the first time since the 2020 season.

Apr 17, 2024; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Atlanta Hawks guard Dejounte Murray (5) dunks the ball on Chicago Bulls center Nikola Vucevic (9) during the second half during a play-in game of the 2024 NBA playoffs at United Center. Mandatory Credit: David Banks-USA TODAY Sports / David Banks-USA TODAY Sports

Murray was the 29th pick in the 2016 NBA Draft and has played seven seasons in the league.

In addition to the Hawks, the 2022 NBA All-Star has also spent time with the San Antonio Spurs.

His career averages are 15.4 points, 5.8 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.4 steals per contest while shooting 45.8% from the field and 34.5% from the three-point range in 472 regular season games.

He has also appeared in 21 NBA playoff games (12 starts).

DEJOUNTE MURRAY PUTS ATLANTA ON TOP WITH 0.1 LEFT IN OT!

Get to the NBA App: https://t.co/SKcVXNJBFv pic.twitter.com/6rNqjhjl9E

— NBA (@NBA) March 29, 2024

As for the Lakers, they lost to the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the playoffs (in five games).

Apr 14, 2024; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Atlanta Hawks guard Dejounte Murray (5) dribbles the ball while Indiana Pacers guard Ben Sheppard (26) defends in the second half at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports / Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports