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Atlanta Hawks | #5 | Guard

Dejounte

Murray

PPG

22.5

RPG

5.3

APG

6.4

PIE

12.2

HEIGHT

6'5" (1.96m)

WEIGHT

180lb (82kg)

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

Washington

AGE

27 years

BIRTHDATE

September 19, 1996

DRAFT

2016 R1 Pick 29

EXPERIENCE

6 Years

6'5" | 180lb | 27 years

DRAFT

2016 R1 Pick 29

BIRTHDATE

September 19, 1996

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

Washington

EXPERIENCE

6 Years

Player Bio

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

Is in his fourthNBA season, allwith the Spurs ... selected by the Silver and Blackin the first round of the 2016 NBA Draft (29th overall) ... named to NBA All-Defensive Second Team in 2018, becoming the youngest player in NBA history to be named to an All-Defensive Team ... ended the 2018 season with 459 rebounds, setting the record for most total rebounds in a single season by a point guard in Spurs history passing the previous mark of 378 by Johnny Moore in 1984-85 ... has 12 games with 10-or-more rebounds, the most by a Spurs point-guard in franchise history ... during the 2016-17 season became just the second rookie guard in Spurs history to win his first seven career starts, joining Tony Parker (2001) ... he is one of four rookies in franchise history to record a point/rebound double-double in the playoffs (David Robinson, Tim Duncan, Kawhi Leonard) ... has appeared in 119 NBA games, averaging 6.6 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 17.4 minutes ... has seen action in 16 playoff games, averaging 6.4 points, 3.0 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.31 steals in 16.5 minutes ... missed the 2018-19 season while recovering from a torn right anterior cruciate ligament ... has appeared in 15 games for the Austin Spurs, the Spurs NBA G League affiliate, averaging 17.2 points, 7.9 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 2.00 steals in 35.1 minutes ... played on the Spurs Summer League Team in 2016 and 2017.

BEFORE NBA

Dejounte Murray played one college season at Washington, named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team and Pac-12 All-Conference Second Team ... originally from Seattle, Wash. (Rainier Beach High School) ... was a 2015 Parade All-American, the 2015 Washington Gatorade Men’s Basketball Player of the Year, WIAA Mr. Basketball, Seattle Times and Tacoma News Tribune Player of the Year.