New Orleans Pelicans guard Dejounte Murray will miss the rest of the 2024-25 season after tearing his Achilles on Friday night time in opposition to the Boston Celtics.
Murray had performed the primary eight minutes of the sport when the harm occurred, amassing an offensive rebound off his personal miss on a drive to the basket.
Boston went on to win an exhilarating contest 118-116 after Jayson Tatum hit the game-winner with 0.2 seconds remaining.
Dejounte Murray was helped to the locker room after struggling an obvious non-contact harm on this play
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Achilles, Fractured Hand Smash First Season In New Orleans
Murray was acquired by the Pelicans from the Atlanta Hawks this summer season for Dyson Daniels, Larry Nance Jr., Cody Zeller, E.J. Liddell, and two future first-round picks.
Life in New Orleans for Murray has gotten off to a rocky begin to say the least.
The 28-year-old missed the primary month of the season as a consequence of a fractured left hand suffered on opening night time.
In 30 video games this season, Murray averaged 17.9 factors, 6.5 rebounds, 7.6 assists, and a pair of.1 steals. His scoring effectivity was approach down at 44.6 p.c on two-pointers and 29.9 p.c from past the arc.
His efficient area purpose proportion of 44.7 p.c is the bottom of his profession.
Pelicans’ Season Of Doom Continues
After the acquisition of Murray, there was optimism the Pelicans could possibly be an issue within the West if Zion Williamson could possibly be adequately wholesome.
Quick ahead 49 video games into the season and Murray, Williamson, Brandon Ingram, CJ McCollum, Trey Murphy III, and Jose Alvarado have all frolicked on the shelf. Herbert Jones is presently out indefinitely with a torn labrum in his proper shoulder.
That just about explains the 12-37 document.
Alvarado will now seemingly step right into a beginning function the place he has been fairly efficient, averaging 15.1 factors, 3.1 rebounds, 4.9 assists, and 1.6 steals in seven begins.
Seeing a lift in enjoying time in opposition to the Celtics Friday night time, Alvarado completed with 20 factors, three rebounds, six assists, one steal, and a block in 34 minutes.
Yves Missi has in all probability been the brightest spot from the season along with his emergence and it’ll be attention-grabbing to see who else maximizes their alternative because the Pelicans’ season drifts solely in direction of specializing in ping pong balls.
