NBA Exec Says Dejounte Murray Could Replace Steph Curry at Golden State
It’s the day that Warriors fans never want to come, but the reality is that Steph Curry will have to retire at some point.
The 36-year-old has made it clear that he wants to play in the league for as long as he can and he certainly has no trouble getting around on the court as it stands.
Curry was even doing sand hill drills in Dubai during the offseason to keep himself fit.
But one day, he will have to ride off into the sunset and one Western Conference executive recently floated the idea of Hawks guard Dejounte Murray eventually replacing Curry.
“Of all the guys they might be able to trade for, he is probably realistic because he does not make a ton of money and they could add him, put him in Chris Paul’s spot, give up two first-round picks and now you’ve gotten some defense in there, you’ve got another scorer in there, you have a guy who make some sense,” the Western Conference exec told Heavy Sports.
“He’s 6-foot-5, he can guard three spots, he is an OK shooter and he won’t break your bank.”
Not breaking the bank is definitely a win for Golden State, as the franchise have one of the highest luxury tax bills in the league.
Adding Murray to the team sooner rather than later could be beneficial as Steph could teach him a thing or two.
“No one is gonna replace Steph,” the exec continued. “But that team needs to look at everybody they might think of getting and ask, ‘Stephen Curry replacement?’ ‘Stephen Curry replacement?’ If you can bring in Murray, you’ve got a point guard for the next five or 10 years if you want him. That’s a start on replacing him.”
The Warriors may prefer to target a wing instead of another guard.
But Murray was impressive for Atlanta during the 2023-24 season after averaging a career-high 22.5 points, while making 45.9 percent of shots from the field and 36.3 percent of shots from three.
His durability is also to be noted, since he played in 78 games this season and 74 in the season before.
Emotional Kyrie Irving Makes Admission to Jason Kidd Following Game 7 Win
Kyrie Irving told Mavs coach Jason “this is the hardest thing that I’ve ever gone through”after a Game 7 win over OKC to advance to the conference finals, despite winning a championship with the Cavs in 2016.
“He (Irving) actually said that to me, ‘this is the hardest thing that I’ve ever gone through,’ Kidd told reporters after Dallas’ 117-116 win on Sunday. “So I said, ‘is it? Well you did win a championship. It was easy?’ I said, ‘it’s cool. Actually this will be a great story to be able to tell your kids, how hard it really is to win.’ Nothing comes easy in life,” Kidd said. “I just told him to just put this up there with some of the hardest things you’re gonna have to grind through… Yes, he’s probably exhausted. Yes, he probably felt like he could have made a couple shots. But he did his part to help the team win on the defensive end and also accepted the double-teams.
“When you look at this series, yes he didn’t have the offensive explosion but he was the glue in this series. He kept everybody together, he kept everybody positive. Yes, it was the hardest thing but it only gets harder. And that’s what makes it fun for the great ones.”
Kyrie’s stats in the game weren’t exactly groundbreaking, since he finished the night with 22 points, two rebounds and three assists in 42 minutes.
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