Almost exactly 24 hours before the official start of free agency, a franchise-altering move by the San Antonio Spurs shook the NBA Wednesday evening when the franchise traded All-Star guard Dejounte Murray to the Atlanta Hawks in return for a haul of future draft stock and 33-year-old forward Danilo Gallinari, according to multiple reports. The trade … Read more
The Spurs are expected to waive forward Danilo Gallinari now that their blockbuster trade with the Hawks is official, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN tweets. Gallinari is part of the Dejounte Murray deal. His partial guarantee was increased in order to complete the trade. His $21.45MM salary next season had only been partially guaranteed for $5MM. … Read more
The Knicks loss is Trae Young’s gain. “This 💩 just got real,” the Hawks star tweeted Wednesday, after multiple reports stated Atlanta acquired Dejounte Murray from the Spurs for three first-round picks and Danilo Gallinari. “Let’s get busy my Brotha @DejounteMurray,” Young also wrote, adding a photo of him standing with Murray at the 2022 … Read more
The Atlanta Hawks are trading forward Danilo Gallinari and three first-round picks to the San Antonio Spurs for All-Star guard Dejounte Murray, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Wednesday. The Hawks are sending a 2023 first-round pick via the Charlotte Hornets plus their own 2025 and 2027 first-round picks to the Spurs in the deal, … Read more
Looks like Dejounte Murray could be headed to Atlanta.Image: Getty Images The Atlanta Hawks were the second best offensive team in the NBA this past season. Trae Young had the best season of his career averaging 28.4 points and 9.7 assists per game on 46/38.2/90.4 shooting splits. He kept his team’s offense rolling all season … Read more
The Spurs and Hawks continue to discuss a possible trade that would send All-Star guard Dejounte Murray to Atlanta, according to Jake Fischer of Bleacher Report (Twitter link). Fischer reported prior to last week’s draft that San Antonio and Atlanta were talking about Murray, and it appears those conversations didn’t end when the draft did. … Read more
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – APRIL 13: Dejounte Murray #5 of the San Antonio Spurs stands on the court during the first quarter of the 2022 NBA Play-In Tournament at Smoothie King Center on April 13, 2022 in New Orleans, Louisiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this … Read more
Dejounte Murray has his popcorn ready as trade rumors swirl about his future with the Spurs. “Uh Ohhhhhhhhh,” Murray tweeted Wednesday, with a popcorn emoji, in response to a post by Bleacher Report that stated the Spurs and Hawks have discussed a trade centered around him and Hawks forward John Collins. However, sources said “it … Read more