Sources: Murray wants trade from Pelicans; both sides working on resolution

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, sources tell ESPN's Shams Charania.

Murray has made it clear he is ready to play a key role in meaningful basketball elsewhere.

The Pelicans are 4-8 to start the season and have lost four games in a row, including a 145-111 blowout at home to the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday.

After that game, Murray tweeted a response to an account that noted that the Pelicans are 3-0 without Murray in the lineup and 1-8 with him on the court: "From what's going on INSIDE, this sounds like someone hit you to say this! THE 'SABOTAGE' IS REAL!," the since-deleted tweet read.

Murray was acquired by the Pelicans in a June 2024 trade with the Atlanta Hawks, as New Orleans dealt two first-round picks, Dyson Daniels, Larry Nance Jr. and E.J. Liddell to Atlanta for him. Murray was coming off a 2023-24 season in which he averaged 22.5 points, 6.4 assists and 5.3 rebounds per game.

He has dealt with major injuries and played just 54 games over the past three seasons, however. He has averaged 16.6 points, 6.6 assists and 5.9 rebounds for the Pelicans, shooting just 41.9% from the floor. He broke his hand in the 2024 season-opener and later suffered a season-ending ruptured right Achilles tendon in January 2025. The 30-year-old is averaging just 13.4 points per game this season.

Murray, who made the All-Star team in 2022, is making $32.8 million this season and has a player option for $30.8 million next season.