Dejounte Murray: He’s the reason why I’m here right now. Mitch Johnson is the reason I’m here right now. He’s the guy that came and got me out of jail when I was 15—with my uncle.

Murray only joined the Pelicans last summer and put up a modest stat line in his first stint there with 17.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 7.4 assists per game on 39.3% shooting.

Murray joined the New Orleans Pelicans on July 6, 2024. Unfortunately, his first season with the team was far from ideal, as the Pelicans struggled significantly throughout the year.

Dejounte Murray says Gregg Popovich tried to use his own money to move Dejounte’s mom to San Antonio after finding out she had been shot “It was so crazy—a lot of my people don’t even know ...

The San Antonio Spurs selected Dejounte Murray as the 29th overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft. Unfortunately, during his rookie season, he faced an unimaginable ordeal when his mother was shot in ...