Latest NBA Offseason Rumors: San Antonio Spurs Discussing Dejounte Murray Trades

A long list of veteran players, including Jerami Grant, John Collins, Rudy Gobert, OG Anunoby, and upcoming free agents, have dominated chatter in the early part of the off-season.

San Antonio Spurs All-Star guard Dejounte Murray is a new name to emerge in trade discussions on Wednesday.

The Spurs are fielding offers for Murray and have told multiple interested teams it would take a "Jrue Holiday-like package" for San Antonio to part with the 25-year-old floor general.

League sources told B/R that San Antonio and Atlanta have been talking about sending Collins back to the Spurs. Sources said that Atlanta has explored various options to add a dynamic ball-handler and defensive partner with Trae Young. New Orleans made Holiday available back in 2020 when Atlanta was trying to find a better teammate for Young.

Sources told B/R that the New York Knicks and Washington Wizards are both searching for point guards.

Murray is coming off an exceptional year in San Antonio, where he earned his first All-Star nod and flirted with a triple-double: 21.1 points, 8.3 rebound and 9.2 assists per game. There is a feeling among NBA executives that San Antonio is still open to an extended rebuild, and Murray's contract extension is imminent. Murray's current four-year, $64 million deal is set to end in 2024 and he is expected to command a maximum salary in line with his current production and skill progression.

San Antonio, Sacramento and Utah were considered to be the most legitimate landing spots for Collins, as Atlanta was known to be interested in moving him. Portland's acquisition of Grant from the Detroit Pistons and priority of dealing the No. 7 pick for Anunoby would seem to make Portland less likely to land Collins.

DEANDRE AYTON TO DETROIT?

The Pistons have a wealth of financial flexibility now that Grant has been traded. Deandre Ayton, Mitchell Robinson, Miles Bridges, and other free agents have been linked to Detroit.

Detroit is projected to have upwards of $50 million in cap space with the expectation that they pick up team options for Hamidou Diallo and Luka Garza.

The biggest threat to Ayton was Detroit, he and his representatives wanted the maximum salary. Portland is rumored to be interested in retaining starting center Jusuf Nurkic. Gobert is one of the cookie jars Atlanta brass has their hands in. San Antonio is often referred to as an Ayton suitor.

The Pistons could potentially spend $30-plus million for Ayton and still pursue other free agents. A sign-and-trade with Jerami Grant was one of the possible ways to get Ayton to the Pistons.

Sources told B/R that the Suns will not match any offer sheet for Ayton.

POINT GUARD CAROUSEL

Sources told B/R that Malcolm Brogdon is expected to be the Knicks' next point guard target this summer if New York fails to lure Brunson away from Dallas.

According to sources, the Pacers have talked about trades with the Knicks and Wizards, but league officials are skeptical that a deal will actually happen.

Sources say that the Wizards are willing to discuss Kyle Kuzma and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. Alec Burks, Evan Fournier, Nerlens Noel, Kemba Walker, and Cam Reddish are some of the people New York is considering.

Several veteran ball-handlers, including Murray and Russell, are said to be available for trade.

Latest on Myles Turner, Tobias Harris, Price for Jazz Star and More

• The market for Pacers center Myles Turner is said to feature Minnesota, Toronto and Charlotte. New York has long registered interest in Turner as well, but the Knicks are only considered to be a serious Turner suitor if Mitchell Robinson departs in free agency. 
• Philadelphia has continued to explore Tobias Harris trade packages. The Sixers have called a healthy portion of teams to gauge the value for each of Harris, Danny Green and Matisse Thybulle, sources said, and have called several teams specifically searching for a first-round pick in exchange for Thybulle as part of a three-team deal framework to land an impact veteran rotation player. 
• Indiana, Utah, Boston and Detroit have all been described as teams looking to acquire picks in the back half of the first round. 
• To do so, the Celtics appear willing to engage in conversations on rotation players like Grant Williams and Payton Pritchard, but only for the right price. 
• Utah is searching for a first-round pick to move any non-Donovan Mitchell or Rudy Gobert rotation player. Royce O’Neale has registered a bevy of trade interest from around the league. 
• Phoenix has called rivals to measure Jae Crowder’s value on the trade market, sources said, while the Suns have been linked once again to Eric Gordon. Phoenix held discussions with Houston to acquire Gordon, a former teammate of Chris Paul with the Rockets, back at February’s trade deadline. Phoenix is also said to be searching for a second-round selection. 
• Serbian point guard Vasilije Micic remains a hot name on the trade market. OKC holds his draft rights, and Nikola Jokic has been said to be a driving factor in Denver’s interest to obtain the EuroLeague MVP. San Antonio, Milwaukee and Chicago have also been mentioned as legitimate suitors. 

Jake is the author of Built to Lose: How the NBA's Tanking Era changed the league forever.