2:35 p.m.: For now Sam Amick of The Athletic heard that Murray has “strong interest” in joining the Suns, especially in a trade involving Green, it’s unclear if that interest is mutual. According to Amick, sources from both teams have insisted recently that there have been no talks between the two sides, though that could change now that Murray’s trade request has become public.
Amick’s colleague John Hollinger is skeptical that Murray’s situation will be resolved in the near future, given his sizeable contract and the number of players he controls. Hollinger believes Murray may have to accept a buyout if he hopes to change teams in the short term.
2:05 p.m.: Security veteran Dejounte Murray looking for a trade from New Orleans and Pelicans are working with his agency to find a “resolution,” sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania (Link to Twitter).
According to NBA insider Chris Haynes (Link to Twitter), The sun have registered interest in Murray, who is owed around $32.8m this season and holds a $30.8m player option for 2027/28. Murray’s contract also contains $2.4 million in unlikely incentives that count toward tax credits, ESPN’s Bobby Marks notes (via Twitter).
Speaking today on NBA, Charania reports (Link to video on Twitter), that Murray hopes to find a team where he can play a “significant, pivotal role.” Charanya doesn’t think Murray will play for the Pelicans going forward — the team officially ruled him out Friday with a sprained left ankle (Link to Twitter).
Murray has posted and deleted several tweets recently showing that he is unhappy with his situation.
The Seattle native, who played one season of college basketball at the University of Washington before being selected 29th overall in the 2016 draft, spent his first six NBA seasons with the Spurs, who traded him to Atlanta in the 2022 offseason. The 30-year-old guard played two years with the Hawks, who transferred him to the Pelicans in the summer of 2024.
Murray’s first season in New Orleans was derailed by major injuries when he broke his left hand in the 2024/25 season opener, missing 17 games, and then tore his right Achilles tendon in January 2025. He returned to action in February 2026, having played 14 matches last season.
In nine games this season, Murray is averaging 13.4 points, 4.6 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.6 steals in 31.3 minutes per game. His slash line is .431/.296/.926.
Murray earned second-team All-Defensive honors in 2017/18 before missing the entire 2018/19 campaign with a torn right ACL. He was also named in the All-Star team back in ’21/22, his final season with the Spurs. Murray’s career averages are 15.5 ppg, 5.8 ppg, 5.4 ppg and 1.5 ppg on .454/.338/.796 shooting in 526 regular season games (29.3 mpg).
Theoretical Murray trade between New Orleans and Phoenix likely to include Suns guard Jalen Green for salary comparison purposes, though it’s unclear if the Pelicans would be interested in signing the former No. 2 overall pick or if he would be a better fit alongside the second-year guard Jeremiah Strahi.