Dejounte Murray: 'You will see a monster on defense'

Ball Don’t Lie @Balldontlie
First look at Dejounte Murray in a Pelicans uniform 👀
(via @PelicansNBA)
pic.twitter.com/mKntTP9b9l – 5:52 PM

Christian Clark @cclark_13
The Pelicans introduced Dejounte Murray on Tuesday. One of Murray’s teammates was in attendance. Zion Williamson sat on the first row.
“That’s our superstar,” Murray said. “I’m excited to push him. I told him, ‘I’m going to push him.’ ” nola.com/sports/pelican… – 5:44 PM

Jim Eichenhofer @Jim_Eichenhofer
“When we talked about opportunities for us to improve, the vast majority of those questions ended with one answer: Dejounte Murray.” #Pelicans introduced point guard at Tuesday press conference. Article: neworlns.co/3WinwvH – 3:44 PM

Jim Eichenhofer @Jim_Eichenhofer
Dejounte Murray scored 106 clutch points last season, ranking him ninth in #NBA among players. #Pelicans as a team scored 203 (but also played in a league-low 29 clutch games) – 1:49 PM

Mike Vorkunov @MikeVorkunov
Interesting story from Pelicans EVP David Griffin today: Rich Paul told him at Klutch pro day that Pelicans should go get Dejounte Murray. Griffin said Pelicans tried to get him at trade deadline but couldn’t make a deal work. Paul told Griffin that Murray was excited about N.O. – 1:42 PM

Jim Eichenhofer @Jim_Eichenhofer
In his 2021-22 season prior to joining Hawks, Dejounte Murray finished fourth in #NBA in assists (career-high 9.2 per game) with Spurs. No #Pelicans player has finished in the top 10 in assists since Jrue Holiday ranked ninth (7.7 apg) in 2018-19 – 1:18 PM

Oleh Kosel @OlehKosel
Dejounte Murray has been quite impressive today. There are real vibes of the Pelicans landing a genuine leader, both on and off the court.
It feels like the Pelicans have landed a true rudder for a core of Zion, BI, Trey and the rest of the roster — this is huge!! – 12:31 PM

Will Guillory @WillGuillory
Dejounte Murray said he’s been in communication with Brandon Ingram this offseason.
He said Ingram called him the morning of the trade and asked if he thought the deal was going through. – 12:26 PM

Oleh Kosel @OlehKosel
Dejounte Murray says it wasn’t his intentions to get the #5 jersey from Herb Jones when he reached out to the All-NBA defender. However, Herb told him
He had no attachments to the #.
Murray told media he’s going to take care of Herb for the gesture of being able to wear #5. – 12:21 PM

Oleh Kosel @OlehKosel
Dejounte Murray tells us he’s going to push Zion Williamson. They’ve already had multiple conversations.
“That’s our superstar.” – 12:12 PM

Will Guillory @WillGuillory
Dejounte Murray on Zion Williamson:
“That’s our superstar. … I told him I’m going to push him.” – 12:12 PM

Christian Clark @cclark_13
David Griffin said Rich Paul told him at Klutch Pro Day earlier this summer that the Pelicans “needed to go get Dejounte Murray.” – 12:07 PM

Oleh Kosel @OlehKosel
Zion Williamson and Dejounte Murray embrace in a hug before we get started. pic.twitter.com/ypIVC8FYmr – 12:03 PM

Will Guillory @WillGuillory
Zion Williamson is here for Dejounte Murray’s introductory press conference pic.twitter.com/hcmasWLANk – 12:01 PM

Oleh Kosel @OlehKosel
Zion Williamson is here at the Dejounte Murray introductory press conference pic.twitter.com/Q0PvTEkURm – 12:01 PM

Christian Clark @cclark_13
Zion Williamson here at the Dejounte Murray intro presser. – 12:00 PM

Jim Eichenhofer @Jim_Eichenhofer
#Pelicans trade addition Dejounte Murray is “all basketball,” fiercely dedicated to making the most of his #NBA career. NBA.com writer @mikecwright, who covered Murray closely in San Antonio, provides more insight on the pro in this Q&A: neworlns.co/4cX6uJ3 pic.twitter.com/Im3UsUKUAN – 10:34 AM