<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/new-orleans-pelicans/pelicans-news-dejounte-murray-dunking-surgery');   ga('set', 'title', 'Pelicans’ Dejounte Murray already dunking 6 months after surgery');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Pelicans-guard-Dejounte-Murray-2.jpg"><figcaption>Matthew Hinton-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Pelicans’ Dejounte Murray already dunking 6 months after surgery</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-20T17:37:39-07:00">August 20th, 5:37pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-20T19:38:27-07:00">August 20th, 7:38pm</time><address><a>David Yapkowitz</a>David Yapkowitz is an NBA Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a credentialed reporter based in Los Angeles who covers the NBA/WNBA, NCAA/NCAAW and boys/girls high school basketball.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The 2024-25 season was mired by injuries for the New Orleans Pelicans. Several key players missed time due to injuries, and the team opted to move in a different direction following the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/toronto-raptors/raptors-news-pelicans-trade-brandon-ingram-nba-deadline">in-season trade of Brandon Ingram</a>, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/washington-wizards/wizards-news-cj-mccollum-hilarious-first-tweet-since-blockbuster-trade">offseason trade of CJ McCollum</a>, two of the longest tenured players on the roster. One player who is still with the Pelicans is Dejounte Murray, who recently showed off <a href="https://x.com/DejounteMurray/status/1958300540913271079" rel="noopener">a video of himself</a> throwing down a dunk as he continues his injury recovery.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">6 MONTHS AND THIS SH*T FEEL LIGHT!!! 😁 I Catch Back Up With Y’all In A Few!!! 😤😈 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DM5?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DM5</a>🖤 <a href="https://t.co/PuThC0u386">pic.twitter.com/PuThC0u386</a></p><p>— Dejounte Murray (@DejounteMurray) <a href="https://twitter.com/DejounteMurray/status/1958300540913271079?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 20, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The video was accompanied by the caption, “6 MONTHS AND THIS S**T FEEL LIGHT!!! I Catch Back Up With Y’all In A Few.”</p><p>In his first season with the Pelicans, Dejounte Murray suffered a season-ending Achilles injury back in January, with the dunk being a good sign in his continued recovery. Murray was originally acquired by the Pelicans in an offseason trade with the Atlanta Hawks prior to the start of the 2024-25 season.</p><p>Prior to Murray suffering the Achilles injury, he had missed 17 games due to a broken hand he sustained after the first game of the season. He made his return to the court on Nov. 27, only to suffer the Achilles injury on Jan. 31 after playing only eight minutes against the Boston Celtics.</p><p>Murray’s first season with the Pelicans was limited to only 31 games at a little over 32 minutes per game. He averaged 17.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 7.4 assists and 2.0 steals with splits of 39.3 percent shooting from the field, 29.9 percent shooting from the three-point line and 82.3 percent shooting from the free-throw line.</p><p>Now heading into his eight year in the NBA, Murray was originally selected by the San Antonio Spurs with the No. 29 overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft. He played five seasons for the Spurs before being traded to the Atlanta Hawks ahead of the 2022-23 season. He spent two seasons with the Hawks before they shipped him to the Pelicans. During the 2021-22 season, his final with the Spurs, Murray was selected to the All-Star team.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Pelicans’ Dejounte Murray already dunking 6 months after surgery

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/new-orleans-pelicans/pelicans-news-joe-dumars-breaks-silence-dejounte-murray-calling-out-organization');   ga('set', 'title', 'Pelicans’ Joe Dumars breaks silence on Dejounte Murray calling out organization');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Pelicans-guard-Dejounte-Murray.jpg"><figcaption>Matthew Hinton-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Pelicans’ Joe Dumars breaks silence on Dejounte Murray calling out organization</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-26T07:15:20-07:00">June 26th, 7:15am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-27T14:40:41-07:00">June 27th, 2:40pm</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After New Orleans Pelicans guard <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/new-orleans-pelicans/pelicans-news-dejounte-murray-blasts-franchise-trying-season">Dejounte Murray sounded off on his front office</a> after a trying 2024-25 campaign, Pelicans head of basketball operations Joe Dumars responded to the harsh remarks. After a busy draft night, where <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/new-orleans-pelicans/pelicans-news-derik-queen-bold-claim-nba-draft">Dumars traded for Derik Queen at No. 13</a> with the Atlanta Hawks, New Orleans addressed its relationship with Murray following his recent remarks.</p><p>Dumars says <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFTl967wptg" rel="noopener">he reached out</a> to Murray personally.</p><p>“He and I had a really good conversation. We talked the next morning,” Dumars said. “I asked him, ‘Tell me what’s happening,’ and we had a good, long talk. It won’t be a problem this year.</p><p>“And sometimes, when things like that happen, it’s an opportunity — an opportunity to get better as an organization. I called in the medical staff and said, ‘Let’s talk about DeJounte’s interview. What part of this can we get better at?’</p><p>“I’ve been in the league long enough to know you don’t bury your head. You tackle it head on. I said, ‘Okay, DeJounte, talk to me— what’s happening?’ Then I turned to the medical staff: ‘Talk to me—what’s going on? Why is he saying this? What’s behind it?’ You deal with it directly. You don’t duck it. You don’t run from it,” Dumars concluded.</p><p>Murray had a difficult season and says the Pelicans didn’t help him get through the difficulties, including rehabilitation. He suffered a season-ending ruptured Achilles tendon injury.</p><h2><b>Dejounte Murray blasts Pelicans organization for 2024-25 campaign</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Pelicans-guard-Dejounte-Murray-1.jpg"><figcaption>Petre Thomas-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Pelicans guard Dejounte Murray dealt with a death and other health scares to some of his closest family members, including his mother, during the regular season. Murray says the Pelicans organization failed him throughout this time, especially when it came to utilizing some of the NBA’s basic resources, such as booking court time.</p><p>Murray called out the Pelicans <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyrl_4Q1tLA" rel="noopener">when he was a guest</a> on The Pivot podcast.</p><p>“It was a situation where, like, I got all these problems going on,” Murray said. “I broke my hand. I’m recovering. My mom had a stroke. One of my cousins got killed. Then my uncle overdosed… [During all this], I’m not getting what I need in the organization.</p><p>“It’s hard for me to get my training time; it’s hard for me to get lifts; it’s hard for me to get my own court time. So you can only imagine where my mental was at.”</p><p>Dumars says things are much better between the front office and Murray and that he will look into Dejounte’s complaints.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Pelicans’ Joe Dumars breaks silence on Dejounte Murray calling out organization

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-gregg-popovich-tried-to-move-dejounte-murray-mom-to-san-antonio');   ga('set', 'title', 'Spurs’ Gregg Popovich tried to move Dejounte Murray’s mom to San Antonio after shooting');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Gregg-Popovich-and-Dejounte-Murray.jpg"><figcaption>Scott Wachter-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Spurs’ Gregg Popovich tried to move Dejounte Murray’s mom to San Antonio after shooting</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-18T08:24:53-07:00">June 18th, 8:24am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-18T08:24:53-07:00">June 18th, 8:24am</time><address><a>Julian Ojeda</a>Julian Ojeda is an Orlando-based sports journalist with 3 years of professional writing under his belt, specializing in both NBA and NFL coverage. A devoted Orlando Magic fan, he deftly balances fervent fandom with insightful reporting, possessing a keen eye for compelling narratives.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>New Orleans Pelicans guard Dejounte Murray recently revealed a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyrl_4Q1tLA&amp;t=3374s" rel="noopener">deeply personal story</a> involving former San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich, highlighting the Hall of Famer’s impact beyond basketball. During his appearance on The Pivot Podcast, Murray shared that Popovich once tried to relocate his mother to San Antonio after she was shot during his rookie season with the Spurs.</p><p>Murray explained that Popovich served as a father figure to him during his early years in the league.</p><p>“So for me, he was like a father figure. There’s so many stories — if he were able to sit here and talk, he’d tell you: he’s never had a player come into his office and cry on his shoulder about how many murders he had to deal with back home in Seattle, how many funerals I had to pay for,” Murray said. “It was so crazy — a lot of my people don’t even know this. From family, friends, and the penitentiary… Pop didn’t want me to go to Seattle. When I first got drafted, I wouldn’t go to Seattle. And that was a man who cared about me. That was a man who wanted me to reach my full potential in life first — then as a basketball player.”</p><p>Murray,28, was selected 29th overall by the Spurs in the 2016 NBA Draft and played six seasons with the franchise. During his time in San Antonio, he earned an All-Star nod in 2022 and led the NBA in steals that season. He was also named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team in 2018.</p><h2><b>Dejounte Murray recalls Spurs coach Gregg Popovich’s support after his mother was shot</b></h2><p>Speaking further, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/dejounte-murray-makes-surprise-appearance-at-gregg-popovich-press-conference">Murray described the extent of Popovich’s support</a> during a traumatic moment in his rookie year.</p><p>“He’s so real. He tried to move my mom to San Antonio with his own money after she got shot. My mom was shot in the leg my rookie year. He called her himself — without me knowing until after the fact. ‘We want to move you here.’ No — not with his money, with my money. That sounds like a dude that cares about me and loves me, right?”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-gregg-popovich-declares-himself-el-jefe-after-stepping-down-hc">Popovich, who stepped down as head coach</a> and now serves as the Spurs’ President of Basketball Operations, remains widely respected for his leadership both on and off the court. Murray praised not only his accolades but also his personal care for those he coached.</p><p>“’Cause I’m a fan just like everybody else is a fan. This is Gregg Popovich. Won five championships. How many players has he helped outside of basketball? Just these conversations, just the hug — like: ‘I love you. I care about you,’” Murray said. “So to see him tell my mother those things — and even him telling me, ‘I just did that because I care about you. I care about her, and I know what bringing your mom to San Antonio where she’s safe would do for you — mentally.’ Just mentally. We didn’t even get to the basketball part. That’s what I took from that. He cared about me. He loved me — with his actions, not just his words.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/new-orleans-pelicans/pelicans-news-dejounte-murray-blasts-franchise-trying-season">Murray also reflected on his injury-riddled 2024-25 season with the Pelicans</a>, in which he played just 31 games. He averaged 17.5 points, 7.4 assists, 6.5 rebounds, and two steals per game while shooting 39.3% from the field.</p><p>“It was a situation where, like, I got all these problems going on… I broke my hand, I’m recovering. My mom had a stroke, one of my cousins got killed, then my uncle overdosed… [During all this] I’m not getting what I need in the organization. It’s hard for me to get my training time. It’s hard for me to get lifts. It’s hard for me to get my own court time. So, you can only imagine where my mental was at.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Spurs’ Gregg Popovich tried to move Dejounte Murray’s mom to San Antonio after shooting

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He graduated from the University of Oregon in 2016 with a film degree but has since dedicated his career to sports writing.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It was a rough year <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/new-orleans-pelicans/nba-rumors-pelicans-insider-calls-out-herb-jones-to-76ers-trade-speculation">for the New Orleans Pelicans</a> as the team finished the regular season with a 21-61 record. With the NBA Draft around the corner, star guard Dejounte Murray put the franchise on blast after experiencing one of the worst seasons of his career.</p><p>During a guest appearance on “The Pivot Podcast,” Murray <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyrl_4Q1tLA" rel="noopener">was incredibly critical</a> of the Pelicans. While opening up about his personal issues at home, the 28-year-old guard called out New Orleans for the dysfunction he witnessed during his first season with the organization.</p><p>“It was a situation where, like, I got all these problems going on… I broke my hand, I’m recovering. My mom had a stroke, one of my cousins got killed, then my uncle overdosed… [During all this] I’m not getting what I need in the organization. It’s hard for me to get my training time. It’s hard for me to get lifts. It’s hard for me to get my own court time. So, you can only imagine where my mental was at.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"></figure><p>Dejounte Murray was going through some serious personal woes throughout the 2024-25 campaign. After calling out the Pelicans during his time of need, there’s a chance he can turn things around as time goes on.</p><p>The Pelicans originally traded for Murray in July 2024. He finished his first season with the club, averaging 17.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 7.4 assists, and 2.0 steals per game. Dejounte Murray also owned a career low 39.3% field goal percentage while shooting 29.9% from beyond the 3-point line.</p><p>There’s plenty of time for Murray to turn things around in New Orleans, but it sounds like the franchise might have to step up to give him what he needs to succeed. Next season will be the second year of his four-year, $114 million contract.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/indiana-pacers/pacers-news-draft-trade-pelicans-before-nba-finals-game-6">The Pelicans enter</a> the 2025 NBA Draft with the No. 7 overall pick. It gives the front office the opportunity to find a solid rookie prospect to play alongside Dejounte Murray and power forward Zion Williamson.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dejounte Murray puts Pelicans on blast after trying season

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/san-antonio-spurs/dejounte-murray-makes-surprise-appearance-at-gregg-popovich-press-conference');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dejounte Murray makes surprise appearance at Gregg Popovich press conference');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Gregg-Popovich-and-Dejounte-Murray.jpg"><figcaption>Scott Wachter-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Dejounte Murray makes surprise appearance at Gregg Popovich press conference</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-05-05T18:04:42-07:00">May 5th, 6:04pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-05-05T18:04:42-07:00">May 5th, 6:04pm</time><address><a>Josh Davis</a>Josh Davis is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints with a focus on MLB. As the founder and creator of OutOfSightSports, Josh spearheads the development and expansion of an engaging social media platform, with a core focus on Twitter/X. A passionate sports writer, Josh is dedicated to delivering compelling content that connects fans and fuels vibrant sports conversations. His vision is to craft stories so vivid that fans feel like they’re standing at the plate or on the field.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>In an emotional and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-gregg-popovich-declares-himself-el-jefe-after-stepping-down-hc">historic moment for the San Antonio Spurs</a>, former NBA All-Star Dejounte Murray surprised the media by appearing at a press conference honoring longtime head coach Gregg Popovich. The event also marked the official introduction of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/spurs-news-gregg-popovich-stepping-down-san-antonio-head-coach">Mitch Johnson as the team’s new head coach</a>—a passing of the torch moment that emphasized the franchise’s commitment to legacy, loyalty, and leadership.</p><p>Monday afternoon was the first time Popovich had made a public appearance since suffering a stroke in November. Pop, who became the 18th Spurs head coach in 1996, stood beside Tim Duncan and Manu Ginóbili as he officially announced Johnson as his successor. Popovic joked that Duncan and Manu were there to keep him from falling, but the moment was heavy with gratitude and respect.</p><p>Popovich’s resume is among the greatest in NBA history. He led the Spurs to 22 consecutive playoff appearances from 1997 to 2019, captured five NBA championships (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2014), and was named NBA Coach of the Year three times. In 2020, he coached the U.S. Men’s National Basketball team to a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics, after previously earning a bronze as an assistant in the 2004 Athens Games.</p><p>His coaching journey began after playing at the Air Force Academy, where he later returned as an assistant coach. Following five years of military service, Pop worked as an assistant for the Golden State Warriors. In 1996, he took over as head coach in San Antonio, marking the start of one of the most legendary careers in league history.</p><p>His appearance was highlighted by a lighthearted reveal, unzipping his jacket to show an “El Jefe” shirt that symbolized his new role as President of Basketball Operations. His message was simple, he’s getting better every day, but it’s time to let Johnson lead the locker room.</p><p>Just as the moment was beginning to settle, fans and media were surprised by the entrance of Dejounte Murray — a former Spurs player <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/grading-hawks-pelicans-dejounte-murray-trade">who currently plays for the New Orleans Pelicans</a>. Murray returned to San Antonio to honor his former coach. His presence spoke volumes about the respect and deep relationships Popovich has cultivated throughout his historic tenure with the Spurs.</p><p>Nate Ryan of KENS5 San Antonio <a href="https://x.com/nateryansports/status/1919431483380453720" rel="noopener">captured the moment</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Dejounte Murray at Mitch Johnson’s <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Spurs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Spurs</a> presser.</p><p>An active NBA player on another team, returning for a momentous occasion. </p><p>Not sure this happens with any other team. Really cool. <a href="https://t.co/RMet8xxbVI">pic.twitter.com/RMet8xxbVI</a></p><p>— Nate Ryan (@nateryansports) <a href="https://twitter.com/nateryansports/status/1919431483380453720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 5, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Murray, who played six seasons under Popovich and made his lone All-Star appearance with San Antonio, <a href="https://x.com/DejounteMurray/status/1918816833718640852" rel="noopener">delivered a heartfelt tribute</a> on X, formerly Twitter:</p><p>“I Love You Pop… In My DARKEST Days You Was Always A Shoulder To Lean And Cry On…”</p><p>The bond between Johnson, Murray, and Pop runs deep. Johnson, who grew up with Murray, credited Popovich with teaching him how to value relationships and stay true to himself. As he took the stage, Johnson thanked the Spurs organization, his mentors, and the fans– visibly moved by the moment.</p><p>With a new chapter unfolding, the Spurs’ culture remains intact. This press conference wasn’t just about change—it was about continuity and connection. And in classic Spurs fashion, it was as heartfelt as it was historic.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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17.5	6.5	7.4	0.4	2.0

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