Dejounte Murray
Guard · New Orleans Pelicans · #5
Dejounte Murray: season analysis
Dejounte Murray is a 30-year-old guard for the New Orleans Pelicans, wearing number 5. Listed at 6-foot-4 and 180 pounds, Murray has 10 years of NBA experience and played college basketball at Washington.
In 2026-27, Murray is averaging 13.4 points, 4.6 rebounds and 4.4 assists in 31.3 minutes per game, starting all 9 games. The shooting line reads 43.1% from the field, 29.6% from three-point range and 92.6% from the free-throw line. Murray ranks fifth on the team in scoring.
Compared with 2025-26 (16.7 points in 27.8 minutes per game), scoring is down by 3.3 points per game and playing time up by 3.5 minutes.
Before this season, Murray played 9 NBA seasons and 517 games, averaging 15.6 points, 5.8 rebounds and 5.4 assists. The best scoring season so far was 2023-24 at 22.5 points per game.
Background
Murray was drafted by the San Antonio Spurs franchise. Nationality: United States.
Background facts: Wikidata (CC0) · Dejounte Murray on Wikipedia ↗
Profile
| Team | New Orleans Pelicans |
|---|---|
| Position | Guard |
| Jersey | #5 |
| Age | 30 |
| Born | September 19, 1996 · Seattle, WA, USA |
| Height | 6' 4" (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 180 lbs (82 kg) |
| College | Washington |
| NBA experience | 10 years |
| Salary | $32,785,071 (2026-27) |
Pelicans teammates
Saddiq BeyF · #41
Malik DiaF · #8
Jeremiah FearsG · #0
AJ JohnsonG · #14
Herbert JonesF · #2
DeAndre JordanC · #6
Bennedict MathurinG · #24
Karlo MatkovicF · #17
Bryce McGowensG · #11
Yves MissiC · #21
Trey Murphy IIIF · #25
Jaron Pierre Jr.G · #10
Jordan PooleG · #3
Derik QueenC · #22
Julian ReeseF · #13
Trendon WatfordF · #9
Zion WilliamsonF · #1
Last 9 games
| Date | Opponent | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-11 | vs BKN | L 111-145 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0-1 | -33 |
| 2026-11-09 | @ GSW | L 87-138 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-10 | 2-3 | 0-0 | -21 |
| 2026-11-08 | @ LAC | L 123-139 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 4-4 | +4 |
| 2026-11-06 | vs MIN | L 109-115 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3-11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | -7 |
| 2026-11-04 | vs UTA | W 120-113 | 45 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4-7 | 1-3 | 11-11 | +17 |
| 2026-10-28 | vs DEN | L 91-104 | 30 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-11 | 0-2 | 2-2 | -12 |
| 2026-10-24 | @ DEN | L 135-141 | 35 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9-18 | 1-6 | 3-4 | -16 |
| 2026-10-23 | @ UTA | L 119-120 | 30 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7-15 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 |
| 2026-10-21 | vs IND | L 120-123 | 34 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9-18 | 2-5 | 3-3 | -6 |
Season-by-season averages
| Season | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG% | 3P% | FT% | OR | DR | FG | 3PT | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | new orleans pelicans | 9 | 9 | 31.3 | 13.4 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 43.1 | 29.6 | 92.6 | 0.8 | 3.8 | 4.9-11.3 | 0.9-3.0 | 2.8-3.0 |
| 2025-26 | new orleans pelicans | 14 | 14 | 27.8 | 16.7 | 5.4 | 6.4 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 48.4 | 30.6 | 86.7 | 0.3 | 5.1 | 6.3-13.0 | 1.4-4.4 | 2.8-3.2 |
| 2024-25 | new orleans pelicans | 31 | 31 | 32.6 | 17.5 | 6.5 | 7.4 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 39.3 | 29.9 | 82.3 | 0.5 | 5.9 | 6.3-15.9 | 1.7-5.6 | 3.3-4.0 |
| 2023-24 | atlanta hawks | 78 | 78 | 35.7 | 22.5 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 45.9 | 36.3 | 79.4 | 0.8 | 4.5 | 8.6-18.8 | 2.6-7.1 | 2.7-3.4 |
| 2022-23 | atlanta hawks | 74 | 74 | 36.4 | 20.5 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 46.4 | 34.4 | 83.2 | 0.7 | 4.5 | 8.3-17.8 | 1.8-5.2 | 2.1-2.6 |
| 2021-22 | san antonio spurs | 68 | 68 | 34.8 | 21.1 | 8.3 | 9.2 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 46.2 | 32.7 | 79.4 | 1.2 | 7.1 | 8.4-18.3 | 1.4-4.3 | 2.9-3.6 |
| 2020-21 | san antonio spurs | 67 | 67 | 31.9 | 15.7 | 7.1 | 5.4 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 45.3 | 31.7 | 79.1 | 0.9 | 6.2 | 6.6-14.5 | 0.9-3.0 | 1.6-2.0 |
| 2019-20 | san antonio spurs | 66 | 58 | 25.6 | 10.9 | 5.8 | 4.1 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 46.2 | 36.9 | 79.8 | 1.0 | 4.8 | 4.5-9.7 | 0.6-1.7 | 1.4-1.7 |
| 2017-18 | san antonio spurs | 81 | 48 | 21.5 | 8.1 | 5.7 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 44.3 | 26.5 | 70.9 | 1.4 | 4.3 | 3.3-7.5 | 0.1-0.4 | 1.3-1.8 |
| 2016-17 | san antonio spurs | 38 | 8 | 8.5 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 43.1 | 39.1 | 70.0 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.3-3.1 | 0.2-0.6 | 0.6-0.8 |
Profile, injury status and averages from ESPN's public NBA data, refreshed daily. MIN, PTS, REB… are per-game averages; OR/DR = offensive/defensive rebounds; FG, 3PT, FT = made-attempted per game.