Atlanta Hawks acquire 11-year NBA veteran

UPDATE: The Dejounte Murray trade is now official.

Via the Atlanta Hawks: “We acquired Dyson Daniels, EJ Liddell, Larry Nance Jr., Cody Zeller and 2 future first-round draft picks in exchange for Dejounte Murray.”

Cody Zeller is coming off a season in which he played 43 games with the New Orleans Pelicans.

The former Indiana Hoosiers star finished the year averaging 1.8 points and 2.6 rebounds per game while shooting 41.9 percent from the field and 33.3 percent from three-point range.

This summer, he became a free agent available to sign with any NBA team.

SATURDAY, Keith Smith of Spotrac It has been reported that Zeller will be part of the Dejounte Murray trade.

Via Smith: “Cody Zeller is being signed-and-traded to the Atlanta Hawks from the New Orleans Pelicans as part of the Dejounte Murray trade, a league source said. @spotrac” . “

Zeller was the fourth overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft and played 11 seasons in the league for the Charlotte Hornets, Miami Heat and Portland Trail Blazers (in addition to New Orleans).

His career averages are 7.9 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game, while shooting 52.0% from the field and 22.0% from three-point range in 552 regular season games.

He also appeared in 32 NBA playoff games and was with the Heat when they reached the 2023 Finals.

As for the Hawks, they finished the 2023-24 season as the tenth seed in the Eastern Conference with a 36-46 record.

Murray spent two seasons with the franchise.