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New Orleans Pelicans | #5 | Guard

Dejounte

Murray

PPG

14.0

RPG

8.0

APG

10.0

PIE

14.6

HEIGHT

6'4" (1.93m)

WEIGHT

180lb (82kg)

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

Washington

AGE

28 years

BIRTHDATE

September 19, 1996

DRAFT

2016 R1 Pick 29

EXPERIENCE

7 Years

6'4" | 180lb | 28 years

DRAFT

2016 R1 Pick 29

BIRTHDATE

September 19, 1996

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

Washington

EXPERIENCE

7 Years

Player Bio

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

Has appeared in 472 games (401 starts) for Atlanta and San Antonio, holding career averages of 15.4 points, 5.8 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.4 steals in 29.1 minutes while converting .458 from the field, .345 from three-point distance and .787 from the free throw stripe...Has recorded 153 games with 20-plus points and 27 games with 30-plus points…Notched 19 triple-doubles in his career…Tallied 74 double-doubles in his career (36 point/rebound, 38 point/assist)...Selected to the 2022 All-Star Game…Named to the 2017-18 All-Defensive Second Team…2022-23 Season (Atlanta): Saw action in 74 games (all starts), recording 20.5 points, 5.3 rebounds, 6.1 assists and 1.51 steals in 36.4 minutes (.464 FG%, .344 3FG%, .832 FT%)…Both his .464 FG% and .832 FT% marked career highs…Led or tied the team in scoring 20 times, rebounds once, assists 19 times, blocks eight times and steals in 34 games…Tallied eight double-doubles…Became just the second Hawk to average at least 20.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists in a single season (Lenny Wilkens: 1967-68) and the first Hawk since steals became an official stat to tally at least 20.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 1.0 steal in a single season…Murray (20.0 points, 6.1 assists, 74 games) and Trae Young (26.2 points, 10.2 assists, 73 games) became the second set of teammates in NBA history to both average at least 20.0 points and 6.0 assists (min. 70 games), joining Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen of the 1991-92 Chicago Bulls…Ranked 11th in steals per game (1.51) and 24th in assists per game (6.1) in the NBA…Swiped 112 total steals, tied for the sixth-most in the NBA and the most in a Hawks regular season since 2015-16 (Paul Millsap: 147)…Became the only player in the NBA to have 100-or-more steals in each of the past four seasons…Scored 10-or-more points in 71 of his 74 games played, including 39 outings with at least 20 points…Poured in 41 points against the Portland Trail Blazers on 3/3, shooting 17-22 from the floor, a perfect 5-5 from deep and 2-2 from the charity stripe, in addition to five rebounds, six assists and one steal in 34 minutes…Murray was the only player in the NBA this season to post at least 40 points, five assists and five rebounds on .700/1.000/1.000 and just the fifth player since the adoption of the three-point line to do so, joining Chris Bosh, Kevin Garnett, Clyde Drexler and Mitch Richmond…In his first game against Portland on 1/30, notched 40 points, eight rebounds, seven assists, two steals and zero turnovers on 13-25 shooting from the field, 5-8 from deep and 9-9 from the charity stripe, becoming just the fourth player in the NBA since 1977-78 to finish a game with at least 40 points, five rebounds, five assists and zero turnovers while shooting .500/.600/1.000 (LeBron James, Stephen Curry, World B. Free)…Notched his 18th career triple-double on 11/5 against the New Orleans Pelicans, finishing with 22 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists and three steals…In a 112-99 win over the New York Knicks on 11/2, registered 36 points, four rebounds, nine assists, five steals and one block in 38 minutes, becoming the first Hawk since Dominique Wilkins (12/26/91) to finish a game with at least 35 points, five assists and five steals…Tallied a 20-point, 11-assist double-double in his first game with the Hawks, in addition to five rebounds, five steals and one block, becoming the first Hawk to tally a point/assist double-double in his first game with the club since Spud Webb on 10/25/85. Murray also became the first Hawk since Mookie Blaylock (2/6/95) to register at least 20 points, 10 assists, five rebounds and five steals in a single outing…2021-22 Season (San Antonio): Saw action in 68 games (all starts), averaging 21.1 points, 9.2 assists, 8.3 rebounds and 2.0 steals in 34.8 minutes per game (.462 FG%, .327 3FG%, .794 FT%)…Named an All-Star…Became the first player in NBA history to average at least 20.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 9.0 assists and 2.0 steals in a single season…Totaled 1,438 points, 563 rebounds, 627 assists and 138 steals, becoming just the eighth player since the 1973-74 season to tally at least 1,400 points, 600 assists, 500 rebounds and 130 steals in a single season…One of only three players since the 1973-74 season to average at least 20.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 8.0 assists and 2.0 steals in a single season, joining Magic Johnson (1980-81) and Michael Jordan (1988-89)…Led the NBA in steals per game (2.03) while finishing fourth in assists per game (9.2)…Recorded 13 triple-doubles during the 2021-22 season, the second-most in the NBA…Per Elias Sports, became one of only six guards in NBA history with 13-or-more triple-doubles in a single season within his first five NBA seasons, joining Oscar Robertson (five times), Magic Johnson (twice), Michael Jordan, Fat Lever and Luka Doncic…Against Houston on 1/12, recorded a triple-double of 32 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists and zero turnovers in 37 minutes, becoming the only player in the NBA this season to record a 30-point triple-double while registering zero turnovers and became one of just seven players since the 1977-78 season to do so…Posted the seventh game in NBA history with at least 30 points, 10 rebounds, 15 assists and four steals on 2/11 against the Hawks; it also marked the first 30+ point, 15 assist game in Spurs history…Posted seven straight double-doubles from 11/22- 12/6, the longest such streak of his career…Notched 29 point/assist double-doubles, tied for the fourth-most such double-doubles in the NBA during the 2021-22 campaign • Recorded 10-or-more points in 65 of his 68 games played, 10-or-more assists in 30 outings and 10-or-more rebounds in 23 games…2020-21 Season (San Antonio): Started in all 67 games he appeared in, averaging 15.7 points, 7.1 rebounds, 5.4 assists and 1.5 steals in 31.9 minutes per game while shooting .453 from the floor, .317 from behind the arc and .791 from the free throw line…Recorded four triple-doubles and 13 double-doubles…Became the third Spur in franchise history to record four triple-doubles in one season…Scored in double figures 58 times, including 18 games of 20-plus points…Had 14 games with three-or-more steals…Led the Spurs in scoring nine times, rebounding 16 times, assists on 28 occasions and in steals 27 times…Grabbed a career-high 17 rebounds, in addition to 25 points, marking the most rebounds by a Spurs guard since 1985…Scored 20-plus points in three straight games…Scored 10-or-more points in 20 straight games…Recorded first career triple-double with 11 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in the Spurs home opener…On 2/8 vs. GSW, swiped a career-high eight steals, in addition to 27 points, 10 rebounds and four assists…On 12/30 vs. LAL, poured in 29 points on 12-19 shooting from the floor, in addition to seven rebounds, seven assists and one steal in 35 minutes against…On 4/28 at MIA, recorded a 22-point, 10-rebound, 11-assist triple-double…On 2/14 at CHA, finished with 26 points, 12 rebounds and six assists…2019-20 (San Antonio): Appeared in 66 games (58 starts), averaging 10.9 points, 5.8 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.7 steals in 25.6 minutes per game while converting .462 from the floor, .368 from deep range and .798 from the charity stripe…Ranked second on the Spurs in total rebounds (383) and assists (271)…Ranked fourth in the NBA in total steals (111)…Poured in 10-or-more points 39 times, including four games with at least 20 points…Registered six double-doubles, including one point/assist double-double…On 8/13 at UTA, grabbed 14 rebounds, in addition to 12 points and seven assists….Recorded 25 points and nine rebounds at OKC on 2/11 and 23 points and seven rebounds at Utah on 2/21, becoming the first point guard in Spurs history to score 20-or-more points and pull down at least seven rebounds in back-to-back games…Swiped at least two steals in a career-long 12 straight games from 12/1-12/31…It marked the longest such streak in the NBA during the 2019-20 campaign and the longest such streak by a Spur since David Robinson in 1992 (13 straight games)…On 11/7 vs. OKC, dished out 10 assists, marking his first double digit assist outing of his career…On 10/23 vs. NYK, notched 18 points, eight rebounds, six assists and three steals on 70/100/100 shooting, becoming just the third player in NBA history to do so, joining Mitch Richmond (Warriors – 1991) and Kevin Johnson (Suns – 1997)…2018-19 (San Antonio): NBA season while recovering from a right anterior cruciate ligament tear which he suffered on 10/7 in a preseason game against Houston…2017-18 (San Antonio): Appeared in 81 games (48 starts), averaging 8.1 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.2 steals in 21.5 minutes per game (.443 FG%, .265 3FG%, .709 FT%)…Was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team, becoming the youngest player in NBA history to be named to an All-Defensive Team…In 48 games as a starter, tallied 10.1 points, 7.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.6 steals in 26.1 minutes per game (.452 FG%, .250 3FG%, .707 FT%)…Ended the season with 459 total rebounds, setting the record for most total rebounds in a single season by a point guard in Spurs history…Scored 10+ points 33 times, including a 23-point outing at LAL on 4/4…Grabbed 10-or-more rebounds 12 times and handed out five-or-more assists 20 times…Registered seven double-doubles…Led the team in assists 24 times, steals 20 times and rebounds 13 times…Tallied a 16-point, 14-rebound double-double on 10/23 against Toronto…Swiped seven steals, in addition to 19 points, 10 rebounds and three assists in 30 minutes in a win over Cleveland on 1/23…2016-17 (San Antonio): Appeared in 38 games (eight starts), tallying 3.4 points, 1.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 8.5 minutes per game (.431 FG%, .391 3FG%, .700 FT%)…Won his first seven career starts, becoming only the second guard in Spurs history to win first seven starts, joining Tony Parker in 2001…Scored in double figures four times and led the team in assists four times…In his third NBA start, poured in a career-high 23 points on 7-11 shooting from the floor, including a 3-5 clip from deep and 7-7 from the free throw line, in addition to two rebounds, two assists and one steal in 34 minutes in a win over Denver on 1/19…Missed 17 games with a left groin injury (3/11-4/10)…Was inactive for 12 games and missed 13 games as a DNP-CD.

BEFORE NBA

College (Washington, 2015-16): Played one season at Washington, seeing action in 34 games (all starts), averaging 16.1 points, 5.9 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.8 steals in 33.5 minutes (.416 FG%, .288 3FG%, .663 FT%)…Named to the Pac-12 All-Conference Second Team and Pac-12 All-Freshman Team…Led all Pac-12 freshmen in points, assists and steals while finishing second in rebounds…Scored 10-or-more points in 26 contests, including 10 with at least 20 points and two with 30-or-more…Set a new school record for assists by a freshman, finishing the season with 151 helpers…One of two freshmen in NCAA Division I to average at least 16.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists during the 2015-16 season, along with LSU forward, and No. 1 pick in the 2016 NBA Draft, Ben Simmons.

PERSONAL LIFE

Attended Rainier Beach High School in Seattle, Washington…Named 2015 Parade All-American, the 2015 Washington Gatorade Men’s Basketball Player of the Year, WIAA Mr. Basketball, Seattle Times and Tacoma News Tribune Player of the Year…First Team All-State during the 2014-15 season after leading Rainier Beach to the state title game…On X @dejountemurray and Instagram @dejountemurray.