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| Regular Season | 25.0 | 13.0 | 45.5 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
Top Dejounte Murray News
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Pelicans' Dejounte Murray: Starting in season debut
Murray (Achilles) will start at point guard in his season debut Tuesday against Golden State, Jake Madison of the "Locked On Pelicans" podcast reports.
Murray will take the court for the first time since Jan. 31, 2025 after a lengthy recovery from a torn right Achilles tendon. The Pelicans will monitor his playing time closely, but Murray doesn't have a specific minute restriction in place. Derik Queen will shift to the bench to make room for Murray in the starting five.
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Pelicans' Dejounte Murray: Available for Tuesday
Murray (Achilles) has been cleared to play Tuesday against Golden State.
Murray said after Monday's practice that he would make his season debut Tuesday, and the team has now officially confirmed it. Given that the 29-year-old point guard last played in an NBA game Jan. 31, 2025 before undergoing surgery to repair his torn right Achilles tendon, he'll likely be facing strict limitations with his playing time for at least his first few games coming off the injury. The Pelicans could also bring Murray off the bench Tuesday to better manage his workload.
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Pelicans' Dejounte Murray: Fares well in debut
Murray (Achilles) provided 13 points (5-11 FG, 1-4 3Pt, 2-2 FT), three assists, two rebounds and one steal across 25 minutes during Tuesday's 113-109 win over the Warriors.
Playing in his first game since Jan. 31, 2025 after completing his recovery from surgery to repair a torn right Achilles tendon, Murray stepped right into the starting five and delivered a fine performance, taking into account how much time he missed. Heading into Tuesday, interim head coach James Borrego told Erin Summers of the Gulf Coast Sports & Entertainment Network that he had a plan regarding how much playing time Murray would receive, and the point guard's restriction ended up being 25 minutes. The Pelicans will likely proceed cautiously with ramping Murray up and are expected to hold him out for one half of future back-to-back sets, but it may take the 29-year-old just a few more games before he's consistently playing over 30 minutes.
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Pelicans' Dejounte Murray: Ready to make season debut
Murray (Achilles) said Monday that he'll play in Tuesday's game against the Warriors, Erin Summers of the Gulf Coast Sports & Entertainment Network reports.
It sets the stage for Murray to make his highly anticipated return to the court after rupturing his Achilles in January of last year. The star guard may not start in his season debut, but he could eventually force someone like Saddiq Bey or Herbert Jones into a reserve role. Considering it's been over a full calendar year since Murray last suited up, he's likely to face a significant minutes restriction Tuesday.
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Pelicans' Dejounte Murray: Out Saturday
Murray (Achilles) has been ruled out for Saturday's game against the 76ers.
Murray appears to be nearing a return to game action after tearing his Achilles in January 2025, though he won't play Saturday. His next opportunity to make his season debut will come Tuesday against the Warriors.
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Pelicans' Dejounte Murray: Doubtful Saturday
Murray (Achilles) is listed as doubtful for Saturday's game against the 76ers.
Murray tore his Achilles in January 2025 and has yet to make his season debut. While he's expected to return in the near future, the 29-year-old point guard is unlikely to do so Saturday. If Murray is ultimately ruled out, his next opportunity to suit up will come Tuesday against the Warriors.
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Pelicans' Dejounte Murray: Nearing return to action
Murray (Achilles) is expected to make his season debut at some point in the next week, Erin Summers of the Gulf Coast Sports & Entertainment Network reports.
After tearing his Achilles in January of last year, Murray is in the final stages of his rehab while fully participating in practice. Although the star guard is closing in on making his first appearance of the 2025-26 campaign, Murray is almost certainly bound for a significant minutes restriction for at least his first several games back on the court. Murray's eventual return is likely to cut into the playing time of Jeremiah Fears at point guard.
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Pelicans' Dejounte Murray: Participates at practice Sunday
Murray (Achilles) participated in Sunday's practice, Will Guillory of The Athletic reports.
This is the first time that Murray has participated in a practice since tearing his Achilles in January 2025, so this is a significant step in his rehab. He'll likely need to get through multiple full-contact practices before he's cleared to return, but it does seem like there's a chance Murray will be able to get back to the court at some point this season.
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Pelicans' Dejounte Murray: Season debut not imminent
Pelicans head coach James Borrego said Sunday that Murray (Achilles) is "making a lot of progress" but doesn't appear to be close to making his season debut, Rod Walker of The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports. "We hope to get him back in our building here soon. He's doing a lot of work getting ready to get back here," Borrego said of Murray. "I say in the next month we'll have a little bit more clarity on where he's at. But he's made a lot of progress. Significant progress."
For his part, Murray -- who underwent surgery Feb. 5, 2025 to address his torn right Achilles tendon -- hasn't provided an update since the Pelicans' media availability day back in September regarding where he stands in his rehab program. The 29-year-old hasn't necessarily hit any snags in his recovery, but Borrego noted that he couldn't "say for sure" that Murray will play any point in 2025-26 until the Pelicans get a chance to evaluate him live on the court during practices or scrimmages. At the very least, Borrego's comment about the Pelicans hoping to have more clarity on Murray's status in the next month would seem to indicate that New Orleans isn't counting on Murray making it back before the All-Star break in mid-February. In the meantime, rookie first-round pick Jeremiah Fears will continue to serve as the Pelicans' starting point guard amid Murray's absence.
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Pelicans' Dejounte Murray: Lacking clear target date for debut
Pelicans interim head coach James Borrego said Dec. 19 that Murray (Achilles) is "working his tail off" in his rehab, but the veteran point guard remains without a definitive target date for his 2025-26 debut, Dylan Sanders of Roundtable.io reports. "I can't say where he is on the schedule, I wish I could be more honest about that. He's doing great is what I can say," Borrego said of Murray. "It's impressive how far he's comes, where he's at. He works extremely hard. We'll have him back soon, how soon I don't know. We're working through that right now."
It's been nearly two weeks since Borrego provided his update, and the Pelicans have yet to indicate that Murray has resumed taking part in full-contact practice, which makes it difficult to forecast how close the 29-year-old might be to playing again. Murray is working his way back from Feb. 5 surgery to address a ruptured right Achilles tendon, and though Shams Charania of ESPN reported back in late September that Murray was targeting "right after New Year's" to make his debut, it's unclear if that rough target still holds. Given his track record of production prior to his surgery, Murray still looks like a worthwhile player to stash in most deeper leagues, or in shallower leagues with larger benches or multiple injured reserve spots. However, fantasy managers should be aware that once he's finally cleared to play, Murray will likely need several games to get fully ramped up before he's given a consistent 30-plus-minute role.
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Player Bio
| HT/WT: 6-4, 180 lbs |
| Birthplace: Seattle, WA |
| Age: 29 |
| School: Washington |
| Experience: 8 |