Dejounte Murray trade: Hawks land All-Star from Spurs for package of first-round picks, Danilo Gallinari

Wed, Jun 29, 2022
NBA News (AP)

The San Antonio Spurs have agreed to trade Dejounte Murray to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for Danilo Gallinari, three future first-round picks and future first-round pick swap, AP Sports HQ's Bill Reiter confirmed Wednesday.

Murray, a late first-round pick back in 2016, is coming off the best season of his career, in which he led the league in steals and made the All-Star Game for the first time. He averaged 21.1 points, 8.3 rebounds, 9.2 assists and two steals, while shooting 46.2 percent from the field. All of those marks were career-highs. The Hawks will now pair him with Trae Young to form one of the best young backcourts in the league.

As for the Spurs, they are pivoting towards a rebuild -- one they hope will set them up with the first pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, and a chance to take French big man Victor Wembanyama.'

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