Veteran guard Dejounte Murray is seeking a trade out of New Orleans and the Pelicans are working with his agency to find a “resolution,” sources tell Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link).

According to NBA insider Chris Haynes (Twitter link), the Suns have registered interest in Murray, who is owed about $32.8MM this season and holds a $30.8MM player option for 2027/28. Murray’s contract also contains $2.4MM in unlikely incentives that count toward the tax aprons, notes ESPN’s Bobby Marks (via Twitter).

A Seattle native who played one season of college basketball at the University of Washington prior to being selected 29th overall in the 2016 draft, spent his first six NBA seasons with the Spurs, who traded him to Atlanta in the 2022 offseason. The 30-year-old guard played two years with the Hawks, who flipped him to the Pelicans in the summer of 2024.

Murray’s first season in New Orleans was disrupted by significant injuries, as he fractured his left hand in the 2024/25 season opener, causing him to miss 17 games, then ruptured his right Achilles tendon in January 2025. He returned to action in February 2026, making 14 appearances down the stretch of last season.

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