From a purely statistical standpoint, guard Dejounte Murray has played some of the best basketball of his career in his two seasons with the Atlanta Hawks—averaging north of 20 points per game in both 2023 and ’24.
From a results standpoint, the Hawks have fallen short of where they thought they would be after their surprise run to the 2021 Eastern Conference finals. Atlanta finished ’23 at .500 and is now 15–21 to start ’24.
With this in mind, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, the Hawks are looking to make a deal—and the Los Angeles Lakers could be the perfect trade partner.
