This offseason is really better than the Finals. Among them, the Hawks are one of the busiest teams this offseason, and Trae Young, Murray, Capela, Collins and others are more or less involved in contract extensions and trade rumors.
On May 30, Beijing time, according to the Hawks reporter, the Hawks player Deontay Murray refused the team's 3-year, $60 million contract extension. Insisted on a five-year, $150 million maximum salary contract. (Everyone must think that it is another Russell, don't worry, this is really okay, look down objectively)
Deontay Murray was born on September 19, 1996 in Seattle, Washington, USA, 1.96 meters tall, 81 kilograms, and plays as a point guard. The 29th pick in the first round was selected by the Spurs.
He played in 38 regular-season games in his rookie season, averaging 3.4 points, 1.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.
In the 2017-2018 season, he averaged 8.1 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.2 steals per game, and was named to the All-Defensive Second Team.
In 2019-2020, he averaged 10.9 points, 5.8 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game.
In 2020-2021, he averaged 15.7 points, 5.4 assists, 7.1 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game.
In the 2021-2022 season, DeRozan left the team, Murray had more possession, averaged 21.1 points, 8.3 rebounds, 9.2 assists and 2.0 steals per game, including 2.0 steals and was named the league's steal king, and was selected as an All-Star.
After coming to the Hawks this season, Murray averaged 21 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals in the regular season, played in 5 games in the playoffs, averaged 23 points, 7.2 rebounds and 6.8 assists per game, shooting 47% from the field, 37.8% from three-point range and 100% from the free-throw line.
The Hawks offered a three-year, $60 million contract extension that was rejected outright by Murray, who could leave the Hawks after the contract expired if the Hawks were unable to offer a five-year, $150 million contract. The Hawks have the potential to trade Trae Young because of his purity, and both the Lakers and Suns are reportedly very interested in Murray. Compared to Russell, Murray is much more stable than him.