Dejounte Murray has had enough of New Orleans.
The former All-Star requested a trade from the Pelicans, with his agent, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul, and team officials beginning to work toward finding him a new home, ESPN’s Shams Charania first reported.
The Pelicans then put out a statement and said they are looking into “potential trade options.”
“Today, Dejounte Murray’s representatives informed us of his request to be traded,” the Pelicans said in a statement shared on X. “We will evaluate potential trade opportunities that are in the best interest of our organization.”
The trade request comes less than two days after Murray took to social media to suggest there was “sabotage” going on behind the scenes with the team.
After the Pelicans’ blowout 145-111 home loss to the Nets on Wednesday, Murray took to X, pointing out that the team was 1-8 with him in the lineup this season and 3-0 without him.
“From what’s going on INSIDE, this sounds like someone hit you to say this!! THE ‘SABOTAGE’ IS REAL!!” Murray wrote in the since-deleted post.
Murray, 30, reposted Charania’s report on Friday afternoon.
At least one potential suitor has already emerged.
The Suns have expressed interest in acquiring Murray, per NBA insider Chris Haynes.
Murray has had a disastrous tenure with the franchise since he was traded by the Hawks in July 2024 for a package headlined by Dyson Daniels and two first-round picks.
Daniels has since emerged as one of the best perimeter defenders in the NBA, while Murray has appeared in just 54 games in a Pelicans uniform, suffering a fractured hand in his New Orleans debut before tearing his Achilles in January 2025.
The Pelicans, who hired Jamahl Mosley as their head coach during the offseason, have lost four straight games, including a 51-point drubbing at the hands of the Warriors on Monday.
Murray is making $32.8 million this season and holds a $30.8 million player option for the 2027-28 campaign after signing a $114-plus million veteran extension in 2023.
