Pelicans All-Star has reportedly demanded a trade

The New Orleans Pelicans officially have an unhappy star on their hands.

Pelicans guard Dejounte Murray wants a trade from the team, Shams Charania of ESPN reported on Friday. Charania adds that team officials and Murray’s agent (Rich Paul of Klutch Sports) have already begun to work on a resolution for Murray’s situation.

Murray, 30, is a former first-round draft pick. He was once known as one of the league’s top two-way guards, making an All-Star team with the San Antonio Spurs in 2022 and also leading the NBA in steals that year.

San Antonio eventually traded Murray to the Atlanta Hawks, and he was consistently a 20-ppg scorer in Atlanta. But Murray did not quite get along with his Hawks backcourt co-star Trae Young and was finally traded to the Pelicans in 2024.

Murray has been plagued by injuries throughout his time in New Orleans however, appearing in just 54 total games over three seasons. He most notably suffered a torn Achilles tendon in Jan. 2025 that cost him the rest of that season as well as most of the 2025-26 campaign.

This season for the Pelicans, Murray has been healthy but holds underwhelming averages of 13.4 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 4.4 assists per game. He can become a free agent in the summer and now wants to play out the remainder of his $32.8 million contract for this year somewhere other than on the 4-8 Pelicans.