Dejounte Dashaun Murray is an American professional basketball player.
He plays for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association.
Murray played one season of college basketball for the Washington Huskies, where he earned second-team all-conference honors in the Pac-12 as a freshman in 2015–16.
On March 23, 2016, Murray declared for the NBA draft, forgoing his final three years of college eligibility.
He was selected by the San Antonio Spurs in the first round of the 2016 NBA draft with the 29th overall pick.
In February 2022, Murray was named to his first NBA All-Star Game and led the league in steals. He is the Spurs’ franchise leader in career triple-doubles.
He finished the 2022 season as the first player in NBA history to average 20 points, 8 rebounds, 9 assists and 2 steals a game.
On June 30, 2022, Murray was traded to the Atlanta Hawks.
Dejounte Murray Sister: Who is Ja’Caiyah Murray?
Ja’Caiyah Murray is the younger sister of Dejounte Murray.
She was born on February 24, 2004, in United States.
Ja’Caiyah Murray is currently 18 years old.
For her 18th birthday, Dejounte Murray flew to his hometown Seattle to hand his sister the keys to a brand new car after she achieved the life goals he laid out for her to accomplish.
He shared the moment on Instagram with a touching message about a promise he made to her.
“I told her years ago if she stays out of trouble, gets good grades (which she has a 3.7), gets her a job for after school to stay busy and stay out of trouble and get her license on her 18th birthday,” Murray said. “I would buy her a car and she did that so I had to stand on my words with actions.”
Ja’Caiyah Murray is active on Instagram under the username @ __jacaiyah__ with 6,410 followers.