Cleveland Cavaliers Fans Will Love What Dejounte Murray Said

Emoni Bates (the 49th pick in the 2023 NBA Draft) posted to Instagram, and Atlanta Hawks guard Dejounte Murray left a comment.

Last week, the 2023 NBA Draft took place at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, and the Cleveland Cavaliers selected Emoni Bates with the 49th pick. 

Bates played two college basketball seasons for Memphis and Eastern Michigan.

This past season, he averaged 19.2 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.4 assists per contest while shooting 40.5% from the field.

Recently, Bates made a post to Instagram, and Atlanta Hawks guard Dejounte Murray left a comment that Cavs fans will love.

Murray's comment on Bates' post: "BEST IN THE DRAFT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Dejounte Murray's Comment 

Coming out of high school, ESPN ranked Bates as the third-best player in the class of 2021.  

Therefore, the 19-year-old clearly has significant potential to be a talented NBA player.

The Cavs are coming off a season where they were the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference with a 51-31 record. 

They made the NBA Playoffs for the first time since the 2018 season but lost to the New York Knicks in the first round (in five games). 

“BEST IN THE DRAFT!”

— Hawks star Dejounte Murray on Cavs rookie Emoni Bates 👀

Thoughts? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/5orvj8PEXZ

— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) June 26, 2023

As for Murray, he finished up his first season with the Hawks averaging an impressive 20.5 points, 5.3 rebounds, 6.1 assists and 1.5 steals per contest while shooting 46.4% from the field.

The Hawks (41-41) were the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference after beating the Miami Heat in the play-in tournament but lost to the Boston Celtics in the first round in six games.  

Before joining the Hawks in a trade last summer, he had spent the first six seasons of his career playing for the San Antonio Spurs.