By trading Dejounte Murray to the Hawks, the Spurs seem to have chosen to enter a rebuild instead of building around the point guard. However, that doesn’t mean that the relationship between Murray and San Antonio soured.
At his first press conference with Atlanta, Murray explained that he and the Spurs worked to find him a new home that would give him a chance to win.
“They didn’t want to see me waste years rebuilding and stuff,” Murray said. “They want to see me win and the best for Dejounte, and I thank them for that a lot.