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Dejounte Murray

New Orleans Pelicans · #5 · Starter
PG6'4"180 lbage 2910 yrs expWashingtonSeattle, WA
4th best of 13 on NOPworth +3.2 wins to the rotation
OFF70DEF77
Elite rebounder & perimeter defender
NOP
New Orleans Pelicans
Western · Southwest · proj. 34-48 (▼1.7)
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All-StarAll-Defensive

A two-way lead guard with size, a knack for steals, and All-Star pedigree, signed to a max-level deal. He missed all of 2025-26 to injury, so there's no fresh sample to rate — when right, he's a quality playmaking starter who can defend multiple spots.

17.5
PPG
6.5
RPG
7.4
APG
2
SPG
0.4
BPG
GP 31MPG 32.6FG% 39.33P% 29.9FT% 82.3TS% 49.4USG% 27.3PER 15.4BPM -1.6VORP 0.1EPM +1.2
2024-25 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2024-25 form
Rebounding98
Perimeter defense86
Playmaking85
Rim protection77
Scoring70
Shooting66
Inside finishing55

Skill ratings are 2024-25 per-game and advanced stats (Basketball-Reference) ranked 0–99 within position (guards vs guards, bigs vs bigs). Overall is anchored to EPM impact on a non-linear curve, nudged by these skills; Offense and Defense come from box plus-minus. A player who missed the latest season is shown from his most recent one.

Career

2016-17 to 2025-26 · 9 seasons
15.5
PPG
5.8
RPG
5.4
APG
517
GAMES
Points 8,037Win Shares 26.8Starts 446Best season 2021-22 · 21.1 ppg
Games played, last three seasons50%
1 season without an NBA game since his debut

Regular season, 2003-04 onward (Basketball-Reference). Averages are weighted by games played; honours count awards won, not finishes. “Current players” means the 802 who played in the last three seasons.

Trajectory

2023-24 → 2025-26 · age 27 → 29
▬Steady

Dejounte, at 29, was as productive as ever when he played, but managed only 14 games last season, so his value to a team dipped (6.0 → 1.7 wins).

2026-27 forecast▲ 4.4 wins (+2.6)
Assumes a normal season; he played 14 games last year. Age takes about 0.3 wins off at 30. Range 2.1–6.7 wins.
Production (BPM)+1.7 → +1.4-0.326-27 forecast +0.5
Only 389 minutes last season, too few to call a trend.
2023-24: +1.7 · 78 games2024-25: -1.6 · 31 games2025-26: +1.4 · 14 games2026-27: +0.5 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Value to team (wins)6.0 → 1.7-4.326-27 forecast 4.4
Down because he played 14 games last season, not because his game slipped.
2023-24: 6.0 · 78 games2024-25: 1.4 · 31 games2025-26: 1.7 · 14 games2026-27: 4.4 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $12.0M vs $32.8M salary−$20.8M
He is paid more than his play is projected to be worth.
$32.8M salary2023-24: $27.5M · 78 games2024-25: $3.4M · 31 games2025-26: $4.1M · 14 games2026-27: $12.0M (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Current deal: $32,785,071 cap hit · through '28. On the contract row the flat dashed line is this salary, so the gap to the 2026-27 forecast is the surplus.

Seasons from Basketball-Reference (2023-24 → 2025-26). Production is box plus-minus, a per-possession measure. Value is VORP-based wins, so it also counts games played. Contract value is what each season’s play would fetch on the open market. The dotted 2026-27 point is a forecast: his established level, a year older, assuming a normal season.

Contract

2026-27
$32,785,071Guaranteed
17% of the club’s payroll · 3rd of 14 priced deals
Runs through2 seasons
Est. market value$11,972,000 /yr
Surplus−$20,813,071
ABOVE VALUEpaid above his on-court value

Market value is an estimate, not a reported figure: what his play is forecast to fetch on the open market in 2026-27 — his current rating, a year older. Cap thresholds are projected for 2026-27 until the league sets them.

Plays like

same position

Nearest skill profiles across the seven rating axes — who he plays like, not who is as good. The rating beside each name answers that second question.