Dejounte Murray had big plans for his first season with the New Orleans Pelicans, but it didn’t pan out as expected. Because ...

Dejounte Murray: He’s the reason why I’m here right now. Mitch Johnson is the reason I’m here right now. He’s the guy that came and got me out of jail when I was 15—with my uncle.

Murray only joined the Pelicans last summer and put up a modest stat line in his first stint there with 17.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 7.4 assists per game on 39.3% shooting.

A disastrous season for the New Orleans Pelicans was headlined by Dejounte Murray's torn Achilles early in the 2024-2025 season. The Pelicans had shown conside ...

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JANUARY 31: Dejounte Murray #5 of the New Orleans Pelicans leaves the game with an injury during the first half against the Boston Celtics at the Smoothie King Center on ...

Murray, who has shared how his mother had been in and out of prison, played just one winter of college basketball in Seattle, going one-and-done with Lorenzo Romar's Huskies in the 2015-16 season.

Dejounte Murray: He’s the reason why I’m here right now. Mitch Johnson is the reason I’m here right now. He’s the guy that came and got me out of jail when I was 15—with my uncle.