There appears to be bother brewing in Atlanta, prompt by the latest social media exercise of Dejounte Murray and his father following the Hawks’ 135-128 loss to the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday.
Dejounte Murray had 20 factors and 5 assists in 34 minutes within the loss, however his impression was mirrored negatively within the crew’s efficiency, with a minus-17 ranking.
Following the sport, John Murray, the daddy of the Hawks star, expressed on X (previously Twitter) his ideas on how his son is being utilized.
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“This is a straight Circus show,” Murray tweeted.
Dejounte Murray preferred his father’s tweet, together with one other that mentioned his extended benching within the second half was detrimental to the crew.
John made one other submit about Atlanta followers disrespecting him and Dejounte, and a few followers rallied behind them in assist.
The Hawks are 9-14 this season.
Doc Rivers does not assume the Dejounte Murray-Trae Younger duo works
Throughout an look on “The Bill Simmons Podcast,” ex-Philadelphia 76ers coach Doc Rivers expressed the view that the mixture of Dejounte Murray and Trae Young does not operate successfully.
“It has not worked. They are both small in size,” Rivers mentioned.
“Now, Murray will try to defend, and he is very competitive, but he is still small at the end of the day.”
The Atlanta Hawks acquired Dejounte Murray from the Hawks for Danilo Gallinari and three first-round picks in June 2022.
The Hawks have a report of 47-50 within the video games Murray performed.
The Hawks carry out higher this season when Murray is off the courtroom, in line with on/off numbers:
- Hawks with Trae and Dejounte ON: -2.46 in 473 minutes
- With Dejounte ON and Trae OFF: -1.19 in 316 minutes
- With Trae ON and Dejounte OFF: +6.01 in 279 minutes
Younger’s averages with out Murray on the courtroom embody 39.8 factors per 100 possessions on a 59.2% true taking pictures proportion. Conversely, with Murray on the courtroom, Younger’s averages drop to 32.9 factors per 100 possessions on a 54.0% true taking pictures proportion.
Murray’s 3-point taking pictures proportion decreases by 5% when Younger shouldn’t be on the courtroom, which aligns along with his historic efficiency as a much less environment friendly shooter from deep when serving as the first possibility with the Spurs. Alternatively, Younger’s 3-point taking pictures proportion will increase by 4% when Murray shouldn’t be on the courtroom.
This offseason, the Hawks and Murray reached an settlement on a four-year, $120 million contract extension.
