The New Orleans Pelicans have once again not started the season off well, but there also seems to be turmoil within the locker room. That centers around guard Dejounte Murray, who has been the topic of conversation this week after posting now-deleted tweets regarding the team.
Now, it's being reported that Murray is requesting a trade, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.
“New Orleans Pelicans guard Dejounte Murray wants a trade from the franchise, and his agent Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul and team officials have started working on a resolution for the one-time All-Star, sources tell ESPN,” Schefter wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints noted about a week ago that a trade would likely happen regarding Murray.
Article Continues Below“Murray is expected to be traded by the Pelicans this season, leading to questions about whether the Pelicans would look to utilize his salary to add talent in a different area to this roster around Zion and Trey Murphy III to actually make a push for the playoffs,” Siegel wrote.
More on this story to come.