Reports: Hawks, Dejounte Murray finalizing four-year, $120M deal

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Apr 18, 2023; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Atlanta Hawks guard Dejounte Murray (5) looks back to the Boston Celtics bench after shooting a three point basket in the third quarter during game two of the 2023 NBA playoffs at TD Garden.
Apr 18, 2023; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Atlanta Hawks guard Dejounte Murray (5) looks back to the Boston Celtics bench after shooting a three point basket in the third quarter during game two of the 2023 NBA playoffs at TD Garden.
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The Atlanta Hawks and guard Dejounte Murray are working toward finalizing a four-year, $120 million extension, according to multiple reports on Thursday

The extension will run through the 2027-28 season.

Murray could have elected to become a free agent following the 2023-24 season.

Murray, 26, averaged 20.5 points, 6.1 assists, 5.3 rebounds and 1.5 steals in 74 games (all starts) in his first season with the Hawks

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Murray spent his first five NBA seasons with the San Antonio Spurs before being traded to Atlanta in part for forward Danilo Gallinari and three first-round draft picks.

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Overall, Murray has career averages of 14.0 points, 5.9 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 1.4 steals in 394 (games (323 starts).

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The Hawks also signed second-round draft choice Seth Lundy and undrafted free agent Miles Norris to two-way contracts

Lundy, a guard/forward, averaged 14.2 points and 6.3 rebounds for Penn State last season. Norris, a forward, averaged 14.1 points and 6.1 rebounds for UC Santa Barbara in 2022-23.

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--Field Level Media