Dejounte Murray’s situation is even clearer after the official statement from his current team, the New Orleans Pelicans. The Louisiana side confirm that the guard has requested a trade and that they are already working to find a deal that suits them.
“Today, Dejounte Murray’s representatives informed us of his request to be traded. We will evaluate potential trade opportunities that are positive for our organisation”, reads the franchise’s statement.
They are clearly in no rush. Murray will miss a few days with a sprained ankle, and the team’s form (4-11) is hardly an incentive to hurry to find a player who can help immediately; even so, there is already a suitor positioning himself.
According to reporter Chris Haynes, the Phoenix Suns are the team that has almost immediately shown interest in acquiring Dejounte’s services. That is no surprise, as their aim is to fight for a playoff place and once again they are playing without a point guard –Devin Booker is taking on that role–.
Dejounte Murray, out of the picture
Although he did not play last night against the Denver Nuggets because of a sprained left ankle, Marc Stein stresses that (according to league sources) Murray will be kept away from the Pelicans in the short term while the team and his representatives try to find him a new home through a trade.
This is not an unusual situation in the NBA. When a player asks to leave, it is understood that his time with the team is over, and it is only a matter of how long it takes for his departure to become official.
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