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NBA Rumors: Dejounte Murray Suffered Damaged Hand Harm in Pelicans Debut vs. Bulls

Timothy Rapp @@TRappaRT Featured Columnist IV October 24, 2024 Layne Murdoch Jr./NBAE via Getty Images New Orleans Pelicans star guard Dejounte Murray suffered a fractured left hand during Wednesday’s season-opening win against the Chicago Bulls, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. Murray is expected to miss “an extended period of time,” Charania added. Shams Charania @ShamsCharania

NBA Rumors: Dejounte Murray Suffered Damaged Hand Harm in Pelicans Debut vs. Bulls

Timothy Rapp@@TRappaRTX.com LogoFeatured Columnist IVOctober 24, 2024

NEW ORLEANS, LA - OCTOBER 23: Dejounte Murray #5 of the New Orleans Pelicans rebounds the ball during the game on October 23, 2024 at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2024 NBAE (Photo by Layne Murdoch Jr./NBAE via Getty Images)

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New Orleans Pelicans star guard Dejounte Murray suffered a fractured left hand throughout Wednesday’s season-opening win towards the Chicago Bulls, in line with ESPN’s Shams Charania.

Murray is anticipated to overlook “an prolonged time period,” Charania added.

Shams Charania @ShamsCharania

Checks verify a fractured left hand for Pelicans guard Dejounte Murray, sources inform ESPN. Murray is now sidelined for an prolonged time period. https://t.co/9XiJPg0ukZ

Murray posted 14 factors, 10 assists and eight rebounds within the 123-111 victory.

Murray, 28, was New Orleans’ main offseason acquisition, because the workforce despatched a pair of first-round picks and Dyson Daniels, Larry Nance Jr. and E.J. Liddell to the Atlanta Hawks in change for the veteran level guard.

It was a much more modest return than Atlanta despatched to the San Antonio Spurs (4 first-rounders and Danilo Gallinari) to accumulate Murray again in 2022.

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The Trae Younger and Murray backcourt by no means totally jelled, although the latter did common a career-high 22.5 factors per recreation final season and made 201 threes, additionally a profession excessive. However with Younger dealing with main ball-handling duties, Murray appeared barely miscast as an off-ball guard after they shared the courtroom.

The addition of Murray gave the Pelicans a real level guard to pair with C.J. McCollum and rounded out a robust core group of that pair alongside Zion Williamson, Brandon Ingram and Herbert Jones. Whereas there have been some query marks about whether or not there could be sufficient of the proverbial basketballs to go round, the Pelicans had undoubtedly amassed a proficient core.

Now, nevertheless, the Pelicans can be with out Murray for a big time period, costing the workforce’s high 4 gamers the prospect to construct chemistry. And given Williamson’s personal historical past of lacking time, the workforce is one other damage away from being severely depleted.

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