The Los Angeles Lakers reportedly could circle back on Dejounte Murray as they look to improve their roster for the 2024-25 NBA season.
The 27-year-old Atlanta Hawks star reportedly was a target of the Lakers in the weeks leading up to the 2024 NBA trade deadline in early February. A deal could not be competed, and the Hawks held onto Murray for the remainder of the season.
With J.J. Redick finally hired to give the Lakers their new head coach, the organization can now turn its full focus to improving the roster around LeBron James and Anthony Davis.
Though James holds a player option in his contract and can become a free agent, the Lakers reportedly have been operating as if he will be back. Now that James is 39 years old and going to enter his 22nd NBA season, the window to win his fifth NBA championship may be closing and adding a talented player such as Murray could help in the quest.
A former first-round pick (No. 29 overall) in the 2016 NBA Draft, Murray averaged a career-high 22.5 points last season for the Hawks, his second with Atlanta after opening his NBA career with the San Antonio Spurs.
