Atlanta Hawks Get 2 Future First-Round Picks, 4 Players in Dejounte Murray Trade

ATLANTA — The Atlanta Hawks have finalized their trade with the New Orleans Pelicans after sending All-Star guard Dejounte Murray to the bayou following the NBA draft last month.

In exchange for Murray, the Hawks acquired guard Dyson Daniels, forwards EJ Liddell and Larry Nance Jr. and center Cody Zeller (via trade), a 2025 first-round pick (via the Lakers) and a conditional 2027 first-round pick (the least favorable of the Bucks/Pelicans, protected in the top four) from the Pelicans.

The team completed the trade with the Pelicans on Saturday.

“Our goal is to build a competitive team that can compete with the Hawks all the way to the playoffs,” Hawks general manager Landry Fields said. “After further analysis and evaluation over the course of the offseason, it became clear that we needed to reshape our roster and bring back assets that would allow us to further develop our team. It’s certainly difficult to trade a player like DJ, but we knew it was best for our organization to move forward in this manner. We wish him and his family the best.”

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Murray was acquired by the Hawks on June 30, 2022, from the San Antonio Spurs. During his two seasons with Atlanta, he recorded 21.5 points, 5.3 rebounds, 6.3 assists and 1.5 steals in 36.0 minutes (.462 FG%, .355 3FG%, .810 FT%).

Murray became the first player in franchise history to average at least 20.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists in multiple seasons and currently ranks 15th in three-point field goals made in club history (334).

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Nance and Zeller should provide veteran leadership for a Hawks team that features a majority of players 25 or younger.

Daniels was selected eighth overall in the 2022 NBA draft by the Pelicans. The 6-foot-1 guard has career averages of 4.8 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.1 steals and 20.0 minutes in 120 games (27 starts). Prior to the Pelicans, he spent the 2021-22 season with NBA G League Ignite, where he was named to the 2022 Clorox Rising Stars roster.

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Liddell played eight games with the Pelicans during the 2023-24 season and 29 games with the Birmingham Squadron of the NBA G League. In those 29 games, the Belleville, Illinois native averaged 17.4 points, 7.9 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.8 blocks in 26.3 minutes (.504 FG%, .787 FT%).

Selected with the 41st overall pick in the 2022 NBA draft and signed to a two-way contract on October 16, 2022, Liddell missed the entire 2022-23 season with a torn ACL.

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