18 Facts About Dejounte Murray

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Dejounte Dashaun Murray is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association.

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Dejounte Murray was selected by the San Antonio Spurs in the first round of the 2016 NBA draft with the 29th overall pick.

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In 2022, Murray was named to his first NBA All-Star Game and led the league in steals.

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Dejounte Murray is the Spurs' franchise leader in career triple-doubles.

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Dejounte Murray led the Vikings to three Class 3A state championships titles.

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On March 23,2016, Dejounte Murray declared for the NBA draft, forgoing his final three years of college eligibility.

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On June 23,2016, Dejounte Murray was selected by the San Antonio Spurs with the 29th overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft.

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Dejounte Murray joined the Spurs for the 2016 NBA Summer League, and on July 14, he signed his rookie scale contract with the team.

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Dejounte Murray helped the Spurs clinch the series against the Rockets with 11 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists in a Game 6 win.

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Dejounte Murray reached 385 rebounds in 1,436 minutes, surpassing Johnny Moore's total of 378 collected in 2,689 minutes.

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In Game 4 of the Spurs' first-round playoff series against the Warriors, Dejounte Murray was 3-for-3 on 3-pointers in the first half, the most three-pointers made in the playoffs without a miss by a Spurs player since Steve Kerr and Patty Mills were 4-for-4 in a half.

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On October 7,2018, Dejounte Murray suffered a torn right anterior cruciate ligament injury in a preseason game against the Rockets.

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In October 2019, the Spurs and Dejounte Murray agreed to a $64 million, four-year contract, taking the contract to $70 million with incentives.

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On February 7,2022, Dejounte Murray was named to his first NBA All-Star team as an injury replacement for Draymond Green.

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Dejounte Murray finished second, behind Ja Morant, in voting for the Most Improved Player award.

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Dejounte Murray finished the 2022 season as the first player in NBA history to average 20 points, 8 rebounds, 9 assists and 2 steals a game.

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On June 30,2022, Dejounte Murray was traded, alongside Jock Landale, to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for Danilo Gallinari and multiple future first-round picks.

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Dejounte Murray joined Trae Young as the first pair of Hawks teammates to each put up at least 25 points, five rebounds, and five assists in a playoff game since Lenny Wilkens and Bill Bridges in 1966.