Claims extracted
23
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
4%
1 of 23 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
64/100
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Outlets on this story
3
Other
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The New Orleans Pelicans said Friday they will try to trade disgruntled guard Dejounte Murray after his representatives with Klutch Sports requested a move.
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representatives → say → move
“Today, Dejounte Murray’s representatives informed us of his request to be traded,” the Pelicans said in a statement.
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Pelicans → inform → statement
“We will evaluate potential trade opportunities that are in the best interest of our organization.”
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that → evaluate → organization
The 30-year-old Murray was ruled out Friday night against the Memphis Grizzlies because of a left ankle sprain, and Pelicans coach Jamahl Mosley said Murray was not at the Smoothie King Center.
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Murray → rule → Center
“He’s not in the building, from what I’ve been told,” Mosley said.
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Mosley → ’ → what
The Pelicans acquired Murray in a June 2024 trade with the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for two first-round picks, Dyson Daniels, Larry Nance Jr. and E.J. Liddell.
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Pelicans → acquire → picks
David Griffin, then serving as the Pelicans’ executive vice president of basketball operations, viewed Murray as a defender and playmaker who could provide ball-handling help for Zion Williamson, but he never approached the play that had earned him All-Star honors in 2022.
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that → serve → 2022
At the time of the trade, Murray was coming off a season in which he averaged 22.5 points, 6.4 assists and 5.3 rebounds per game.
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he → come → game
Murray’s tenure with the Pelicans was dogged by injuries.
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tenure → dog → injuries
He broke his hand in the 2024 season opener and then suffered a season ending Achilles injury in January 2025.
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He → break → January
Over the last three seasons, Murray has played just 54 games with New Orleans, averaging 16.6 points, 6.6 assists and 5.9 rebounds.
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Murray → play → points
He has struggled from the floor, shooting just 41.9% and averaging only 13.4 points per game in nine games this season.
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He → struggle → games
The Pelicans have gone 1-8 with him in the lineup.
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Pelicans → go → lineup
Murray is making $32.8 million this season and has a player option for $30.8 million next season.
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Murray → make → million
He recently made his frustrations with the team clear through several critical social media posts.
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frustrations → make → posts
After one social media reporter mentioned the Pelicans were 3-0 without him in the lineup, Murray wrote back: “From what’s going on INSIDE, this sounds like someone hit you to say this!
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someone → mention → this
The tweet was deleted shortly after.
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tweet → delete → ?
Asked how he felt about a player demanding a trade in the middle of a four-game losing streak, Mosley said he was trying to focus on other players.
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he → ask → players
“How well we play is very important to me, and making sure that we keep up that standard,” Mosley said.
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Mosley → play → standard
“That’s why it’s so glaring when we don’t, because I know what this team has shown during training camp, what it has shown during the preseason.
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it → ’ → preseason
“The first couple games didn’t go on the win column, but the way we played, we did a lot of good things. …
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we → go → things
As the leader of this group, how we’ve been playing these last three games have not been a representation of this organization, the city, of the way we said we were going to play.
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we → play → way
How do we get back to that style of basketball that we know represents this organization the right way?”
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we → get → organization