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'''Dejounte Dashaun Murray''' ({{IPAc-en|d|ə|ˈ|ʒ|ɒ|n|t|eɪ}} {{respell|də|ZHON|tay}};<ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Not stated--> |title=2023-24 start of season NBA pronunciation guide |url=https://www.nba.com/news/2023-24-start-of-season-nba-pronunciation-guide |publisherwebsite=National Basketball Association NBA.com|date=October 24, 2023 |access-date=May 17, 2024}}</ref> born September 19, 1996) is an American professional [[basketball]] player for the [[AtlantaNew HawksOrleans Pelicans]] of the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA). He played one season of [[college basketball]] for the [[Washington Huskies men's basketball|Washington Huskies]], where he earned second-team [[List of All-Pac-12 Conference men's basketball teams|all-conference]] honors in the [[Pac-12 Conference men's basketball|Pac-12]] as a freshman in 2015–16. He was selected by the [[San Antonio Spurs]] in the first round of the [[2016 NBA draft]] with the 29th overall pick. In 2022, Murray was named to his first [[NBA All-Star Game]] and led the league in steals. He is the Spurs' franchise leader in career triple-doubles. He has also played for the [[Atlanta Hawks]].

Murray attended [[Rainier Beach High School]] in [[Seattle|Seattle, Washington]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Allen|first=Percy|url=http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-basketball/dejounte-murray-already-trying-to-help-lead-the-way-for-uw-mens-basketball/|title=Dejounte Murray already trying to help lead the way for UW men's basketball|work=SeattleTimes.com|date=July 14, 2015|access-date=April 22, 2016}}</ref> The school is a basketball powerhouse, having produced such NBA talents as [[Jamal Crawford]], [[Doug Christie]], [[Terrence Williams]], [[Nate Robinson]] and [[Kevin Porter Jr.]] Crawford encouraged Murray to take basketball seriously.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Marquez |first=R. J. |date=2020-06-26 |title=Spurs' Dejounte Murray opens up about tough upbringing, being labeled a 'gang member' during NBA draft |url=https://www.ksat.com/sports/2020/06/26/spurs-dejounte-murray-opens-up-about-tough-upbringing-being-labeled-a-gang-member-during-nba-draft/ |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=KSAT |language=en}}</ref> Murray led the Vikings to three Class 3A state championships titles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.expressnews.com/spurs-nation/article/Changing-of-the-point-guards-How-Dejounte-Murray-12630493.php|title=Changing of The Point Guards: How Dejounte Murray Was Built to Succeed a Legend|date=21 February 2018|work=www.expressnews.com|access-date=22 August 2019}}</ref>

As a freshman at the [[Washington Huskies men's basketball|University of Washington]] in 2015–16, Murray was named second-team [[List of All-Pac-12 Conference men's basketball teams|All-Pac-12]] and Pac-12 All-Freshman Team<ref>{{cite web|url=httphttps://pac-12.com/articlenews/2016/033/077/2015-16-pac-12-mens-basketball-all-conference-honors.aspx|title=2015-16 Pac-12 Men's Basketball All-Conference Honors|work=Pac-12.com|date=March 7, 2016|access-date=April 22, 2016}}</ref> after averaging 16.1 points, 5.9 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.8 steals in 33.5 minutes while starting all 34 games.<ref>{{cite web|last=Allen|first=Percy|url=http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-basketball/dejounte-murray-signs-with-lebron-james-agency-agent-rich-paul/|title=UW Huskies' Dejounte Murray signs with LeBron James' agency, agent Rich Paul|work=SeattleTimes.com|date=March 29, 2016|access-date=April 22, 2016}}</ref>

On March 23, 2016, Murray declared for the [[NBA draft]], forgoing his final three years of college eligibility.<ref>{{cite web|url=httphttps://espnwww.goespn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/15054665/marquese-chriss-dejounte-murray-washington-huskies-declaring-nba-draft|title=Marquese Chriss, Dejounte Murray are one-and-done at Washington|work=ESPN.com|date=March 23, 2016|access-date=April 22, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Allen|first=Percy|url=http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-basketball/washingtons-dejounte-murray-and-marquese-chriss-declare-for-nba-draft/|title=Washington's Dejounte Murray and Marquese Chriss declare for NBA draft|work=SeattleTimes.com|date=March 23, 2016|access-date=April 22, 2016}}</ref>

On June 23, 2016, Murray was selected by the [[San Antonio Spurs]] with the 29th overall pick in the [[2016 NBA draft]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/spurs/spurs-select-dejounte-murray-first-round-2016-nba-draft/|title=Spurs Select Dejounte Murray in First Round of 2016 NBA Draft|work=NBA.com|date=June 23, 2016|access-date=June 23, 2016}}</ref> He joined the Spurs for the [[2016 NBA Summer League]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/spurs/spurs-announce-2016-utah-summer-league-roster/|title=Spurs Announce 2016 Utah Summer League Roster|work=NBA.com|date=July 1, 2016|access-date=January 3, 2017}}</ref> and on July 14, he signed his rookie scale contract with the team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/spurs/san-antonio-signs-first-round-pick-dejounte-murray|title=San Antonio Signs First Round Draft Pick Dejounte Murray|work=NBA.com|date=July 14, 2016|access-date=July 14, 2016}}</ref> On October 29, 2016, in the Spurs' third game of the 2016–17 season, Murray made his NBA debut. In just under nine minutes off the bench, he recorded two rebounds and one assist in a 98–79 win over the [[New Orleans Pelicans]].<ref name=br>{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/murrade01/gamelog/2017/|title=Dejounte Murray 2016-17 Game Log|work=Basketball-Reference.com|access-date=December 28, 2016}}</ref> On January 12, 2017, he scored a season-high 10 points in a 134–94 win over the [[Los Angeles Lakers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=httphttps://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=400900009|title=Leonard scores 31 points, Spurs rout Lakers 134-94|work=ESPN.com|date=January 12, 2017|access-date=January 13, 2017}}</ref> He surpassed that mark on January 19, scoring 24 points in a 118–104 win over the [[Denver Nuggets]].<ref>{{cite web|url=httphttps://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=400900060|title=Leonard has 34, Spurs overcome Gasol's injury to top Nuggets|work=ESPN.com|date=January 19, 2017|access-date=January 20, 2017}}</ref> During his rookie season, he had multiple [[assignment (NBA D-League)|assignments]] with the [[Austin Spurs]] of the [[NBA Development League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dleague.nba.com/news/assignments/|title=2016-17 NBA Assignments|work=NBA.com|access-date=December 22, 2016|archive-date=September 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906020056/http://dleague.nba.com/news/assignments/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On May 5, 2017, with [[Tony Parker]] ruled out for the rest of the playoffs with a leg injury, the Spurs opted to start Murray at point guard in Game 3 of their second-round series against the [[Houston Rockets]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Feigen|first=Jonathan|url=http://www.chron.com/sports/rockets/article/Spurs-Dejounte-Murray-starts-in-place-of-Tony-11125586.php|title=Spurs' Dejounte Murray starts in place of Tony Parker|work=Chron.com|date=May 5, 2017|access-date=May 6, 2017}}</ref> He scored two points in 15 minutes, as the Spurs took a 2–1 lead in the series with a 103–92 win.<ref>{{cite web|url=httphttps://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=400952492|title=Aldridge steps up to help Spurs down Rockets 103-92|work=ESPN.com|date=May 5, 2017|access-date=May 6, 2017}}</ref> He helped the Spurs clinch the series against the Rockets with 11 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists in a Game 6 win. He became just the fourth rookie in Spurs history to record a point/rebound double-double in a playoff game, joining [[David Robinson (basketball)|David Robinson]], [[Tim Duncan]], and [[Kawhi Leonard]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Orsborn|first=Tom|url=http://www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs/article/Murray-other-youngsters-answered-call-for-11142599.php|title=Murray, other youngsters answered call for shorthanded Spurs|work=ExpressNews.com|date=May 12, 2017|access-date=May 13, 2017}}</ref> The Spurs went on to lose to the [[Golden State Warriors]] in the Western Conference Finals.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Cacciola |first=Scott |date=2017-05-23 |title=Warriors Sweep Spurs to Reach Third Finals in Three Years |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/23/sports/basketball/golden-state-warriors-sweep-san-antonio-spurs.html |access-date=2022-03-14 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

In the Spurs' season opener on October 18, 2017, Murray had 16 points, five rebounds, and two assists while starting in place of Parker in a 107–99 win over the [[Minnesota Timberwolves]].<ref>{{cite web|url=httphttps://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=400974440|title=Aldridge's double-double leads Spurs by Timberwolves, 107-99|work=ESPN.com|date=October 18, 2017|access-date=October 18, 2017}}</ref> On December 9, 2017, he tied his career-high with 14 rebounds in a 104–101 win over the [[Phoenix Suns]].<ref>{{cite web|url=httphttps://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=400975134|title=Depleted Spurs beat Suns for 8th win in 9 games|work=ESPN.com|date=December 9, 2017|access-date=December 9, 2017}}</ref> On February 3, 2018, in a 120–111 loss to the [[Utah Jazz]], Murray became the first player since Kawhi Leonard with 500 points and 300 rebounds in his first 100 games with the Spurs.<ref>{{cite web|url=httphttps://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=400975527|title=Rubio's season-high 34 leads Jazz by Spurs, 120-111|work=ESPN.com|date=February 3, 2018|access-date=February 4, 2018}}</ref> On March 19, 2018, in an 89–75 win over the Warriors, Murray had eight rebounds to set the franchise record for rebounds in a single season by a point guard. Murray reached 385 rebounds in 1,436 minutes, surpassing [[Johnny Moore (basketball)|Johnny Moore]]'s total of 378 collected in 2,689 minutes.<ref>{{cite web|url=httphttps://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=400975802|title=Aldridge's double-double fuels Spurs by Warriors, 89-75|work=ESPN.com|date=March 19, 2018|access-date=March 19, 2018}}</ref> In Game 4 of the Spurs' first-round playoff series against the Warriors, 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]] (2003) and [[Patty Mills]] (2014) were 4-for-4 in a half.<ref>{{cite web|url=httphttps://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=401029455|title=Ginobili, Aldridge help Spurs beat Warriors to avoid sweep|work=ESPN.com|date=April 22, 2018|access-date=April 22, 2018}}</ref> At the season's end, he earned [[NBA All-Defensive Team|NBA All-Defensive Second Team]] honors,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/spurs/dejounte-murray-named-nba-all-defensive-second-team|title=Dejounte Murray Named to NBA All-Defensive Second Team|work=NBA.com|date=May 23, 2018|access-date=May 23, 2018}}</ref> becoming the then youngest player in NBA history to be named All-Defense, which would eventually be broken by another Spur, [[Victor Wembanyama]], in 2024.<ref>{{cite web|last=Adams|first=Micah|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/au/san-antonio-spurs/news/dejounte-murray-torn-acl-san-antonio-spurs-injury-patty/1d9kra1lnkse11rg91x8xn22k0|title=What Dejounte Murray's injury means for Patty Mills|work=SportingNews.com|date=October 9, 2018|access-date=October 9, 2018}}</ref>

===Atlanta Hawks (2022–present2022–2024)===

On June 30, 2022, Murray was traded, alongside [[Jock Landale]], to the [[Atlanta Hawks]] in exchange for [[Danilo Gallinari]] and multiple future first-round picks.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Atlanta Completes Trade with San Antonio Spurs; Acquires Dejounte Murray and Jock Landale in Exchange for Danilo Gallinari and Future First Round Draft Picks |url=https://www.nba.com/hawks/news/hawks-acquire-all-star-guard-dejounte-murray |access-date=June 30, 2022 |website=NBA.com}}</ref> On October 19, Murray made his Hawks debut, putting up 20 points, 11 assists, five rebounds, and five steals in a 117–107 win over the [[Houston Rockets]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-news-dejounte-murray-drops-epic-atlanta-debut-not-seen-in-nearly-30-years/|title=Dejounte Murray drops epic Atlanta debut not seen in nearly 30 years|website=ClutchPoints|last=Yapkowitz|first=David|date=October 19, 2022|access-date=October 19, 2022}}</ref> On November 2, Murray recorded a then-career-high 36 points,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jackson |first=James L. |date=2022-11-04 |title=Dejounte Murray Looks Like The Running Mate Trae Young Needed |url=https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/dejounte-murray-looks-like-the-running-mate-trae-young-needed/ |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=FiveThirtyEight }}</ref> along with 4 rebounds, 9 assists, and 6 steals in a 112–99 win against the [[New York Knicks]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-02 |title=Murray has career-high 36, Hawks rally past Knicks, 112–99 |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/recap/_/gameId/401468265 |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref> On November 5, Murray recorded his first career [[triple-double]] with the Hawks, putting up 22 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists, and 3 steals in a 124–121 overtime win against the [[New Orleans Pelicans]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-05 |title=Murray, Young lead Hawks past Pelicans 124–121 in OT |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/recap/_/gameId/401468289 |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref> On November 25, Murray recorded a then career-high 39 points on eight three-pointers made in a 122–128 loss against the Houston Rockets.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/game/atl-vs-hou-0022200278|title=Green Has 30 Points, Rockets Rally To Beat Hawks 128-122|website=NBA.com|last=Rieken|first=Kristie|date=November 26, 2022|access-date=November 26, 2022}}</ref>

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