If he confided that the conversation with Gregg Popovich regarding his departure had not been easy, Dejounte Murray is now where he wanted to be: in the jersey of the Hawks.
Partly thanks to the collaboration of the Texas franchise.
“San Antonio is a great organization, and forever family to me. They are in the reconstruction phase and they want to see me play at the highest level, as I want to see myself playing at the highest level. They didn’t want to see me waste years, they want to see me win, and they want what’s best for me. I thank them so much for that, and that’s what makes our relationship so special. It’s family forever. Dejounte Murray
[…] I study the game a lot, I watch a lot of basketball, and Atlanta was a young and exciting team that I see going in the right direction. And personally, if it hadn’t been for Atlanta, I think I would still be in San Antonio. I wanted to go to Atlanta so I’m very excited. I had no other team in sight. It was Atlanta. The culture, the city, the people, the atmosphere in the room…” Dejounte Murray
He will form an explosive duo with Trae Young in the backcourt.
“We have been talking for 2 or 3 weeks. He wanted it to happen as much as I did, it’s going to be special. We’ve known each other for a while, and it’s something we both wanted. At first he didn’t believe it and I told him ‘it’s going to happen’. When it happened he called me, he was very happy. Dejounte Murray
Welcome home, @DejounteMurray pic.twitter.com/j74LHWH9f1
— Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) July 1, 2022
