New Orleans Pelicans guard Dejounte Murray will miss the rest of the 2024-25 season after tearing his Achilles on Friday evening in opposition to the Boston Celtics.
Murray had performed the primary eight minutes of the sport when the damage occurred, accumulating 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 damage on this play 🙏 pic.twitter.com/4HVeiNwduI
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) February 1, 2025
Achilles, Fractured Hand Damage First Season In New Orleans
Murray was acquired by the Pelicans from the Atlanta Hawks this summer time 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 because of a fractured left hand suffered on opening evening.
In 30 video games this season, Murray averaged 17.9 factors, 6.5 rebounds, 7.6 assists, and a couple of.1 steals. His scoring effectivity was manner down at 44.6 p.c on two-pointers and 29.9 p.c from past the arc.
His efficient area objective share 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 might be an issue within the West if Zion Williamson might 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 hung out on the shelf. Herbert Jones is at present out indefinitely with a torn labrum in his proper shoulder.
That just about explains the 12-37 document.
Alvarado will now possible 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 taking part in time in opposition to the Celtics Friday evening, 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 together with his emergence and it’ll be fascinating to see who else maximizes their alternative because the Pelicans’ season drifts solely in direction of specializing in ping pong balls.
