NBA Trade Rumors: Insider Says "Atlanta is Ready to Trade Dejounte Murray"

Will the Hawks trade Dejounte Murray before the trade deadline?

Hawks guard Dejounte Murray has been at the center of a lot of trade speculation one month out from the trade deadline and it is possible that the Murray is traded. The Lakers have been the team that is linked the most to Murray, but the Knicks, 76ers, Raptors, Pistons, Spurs, and Nets have all been discussed as well. 

When appearing on ESPN's NBA Today, NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski had this to say about the Hawks's efforts to try and trade Murray: 

"Atlanta is ready to trade Dejounte Murray. They have given some time to the Trae Young and Dejounte Murray backcourt, but they are ready to move on from it. Dejounte Murray is the player they are engaged in around the league with. They have talked with the Lakers and exchanged some ideas on a potential trade, but they are engaged with a lot of teams. 

They gave up a lot for Dejounte Murray. Two of their own firsts, pick swap and a third first round pick they had control of. They wanna get some value back for him. You look at that Lakers roster and you see what of value that they have that could compete in the market place. I think that there are a lot of teams interested in him, the question is how much do they want to give up for Murray. When you are this far out from the trade deadline, usually, you are not getting people's best yet. I think the Lakers are going to be in this, but there are a number of teams. I do think the chances of him moving before the deadline are very, very high."

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In a new report yesterday from NBA insider Jake Fischer, he says that Murray is the all-star that is most likely to be dealt and that the five teams he named to watch were the Lakers, Heat, Knicks, 76ers, and Pistons. In previous reports, the Lakers, 76ers, and Knicks have been linked to Murray the most.

Here is what Fischer had to say about Murray.

"That leaves us with Murray, a 27-year-old, 6-foot-5 combo guard posting career numbers, before a four-year, $114 million extension kicks in for the 2024-25 campaign. His defensive reputation may have proven overstated since coming out of San Antonio, but Murray is still valued as a true plus on that end of the floor. Combine all of his production with the looming new ramifications of a harsher second luxury-tax apron, and Murray’s longterm number is considered relatively modest for his talents.

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That’s left Atlanta in a good transaction position as the Hawks have floundered outside of the play-in picture for much of this first full season under head coach Quin Snyder. This roster hasn’t brought the juice Atlanta anticipated, particularly the Murray-Trae Young partnership the Hawks splurged to create two summers ago. But Atlanta, upon further review, still has the goal of moving Murray — and possibly moving other veterans like Clint Capela or De’Andre Hunter — to reshuffle its deck for a postseason hunt this spring, league sources told Yahoo Sports.

Murray has generated a substantial market during preliminary conversations around the league. The Hawks have been considered one of the more aggressive front offices this season, sources said, in terms of teams that have been willing to approach rival executives with actual trade concepts as opposed to general interest in specific players. And at this juncture, to varying degrees, the Lakers, Knicks, Sixers, Heat and Pistons are five suitors expected to engage Atlanta about acquiring Murray over the coming days and weeks before Feb 8."

You can read the full story at Yahoo Sports here.

The next four weeks are going to be interesting for the direction of the franchise.

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