Pairing Trae Young and Murray together never worked out as the Hawks had hoped. They failed to have a winning record in either of the past two seasons. “In Atlanta, I was in the corner and on the wings, and I made the best of it,” Murray said. “Here, they are allowing me to play my real position. Playing point guard. Keeping everything organized. And making dudes better. And doing what I do best.”
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune
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Andrew Lopez: Dejounte Murray will not be at Pelicans’ open practice today. He has an excused absence from the team for personal reasons. -via Twitter @_Andrew_Lopez / October 20, 2024
After dealing Dejounte Murray to the Pelicans this offseason, the Hawks do not have a defined backup point guard. Since the Hawks have several players who can handle the ball, who can pass and who can shoot, that role could fall to at least three or four players. “Trae, the way that he plays and what he does for our team, is unique,” Hawks coach Quin Snyder said Saturday. “So, I don’t look at it as a positional thing where (we) talk about backup this. It’s the same way you look at a wing. Dyson (Daniels) is not Hunt’s (De’Andre Hunter) backup, Zacch’s (Zaccharie Risacher) not Dyson’s backup. Bogi’s (Bogdan Bogdanovic) not Zacch’s backup. Like you have players, and the most important thing is (how) the team functions. And that means, when I say functions, it’s successful.” -via Atlanta Journal-Constitution / October 19, 2024