“Michael Jordan and Dejounte Murray, that’s it, that’s the list!”: The Spurs player becomes the second player after the Bulls legend to put up insane numbers

Jeet Pukhrambam | 12/04/2022
"Michael Jordan and Dejounte Murray, that's it, that's the list!": The Spurs player becomes the second player after the Bulls legend to put up insane numbers

Dejounte Murray joins Michael Jordan as the only player to put up a historic stat line. Most improved player of the year? We think so!

The San Antonio Spurs have made it to the playoffs once again. On the back of a team that is yet to form an identity, Dejounte Murray has balled out.

The point guard has been one of the league leaders in assists and triple-doubles this season. He also broke the San Antonio Spurs franchise record for triple-doubles in a season.

Murray has been on fire this season and his all-around play has earned him his first all-star selection this year. Touted to be among the league’s rising talents by the likes of LeBron James, Dejounte has finally broken out.

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Michael Jordan and Dejounte Murray: Two of a kind

Taking a big leap to become a league all-star is something a lot of NBA players dream of but never achieve. Dejounte has just done that and this is after coming off a threatening ACL tear.

As the regular season ended, his stat line of 2o points, 9 assists, 8 rebounds, and 2 steals ensured that he was the only one apart from Michael Jordan to put up such numbers.

He is also the league leader in steals and steals per game this season. The Spurs are the 10th seed and have to play against the Pelicans in the first leg of the play-in tournament.

They will look to Dejounte Murray and has dazzling abilities if they have any hopes of making it through.

 

Also read: “Tim Duncan swam 5000 to 8000 meters a day”: How the Spurs legend would’ve been an Olympic swimmer if not for Hurricane Hugo

 

Post Edited By: Jeet Pukhrambam
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Jeet Pukhrambam

Jeet Pukhrambam is The SportsRush's Lead Editor for Basketball. After freelancing for five years as an independent writer, Jeet created thousands of blog posts and articles. He now covers intriguing news reports and throwback stories on all things NBA. His interest in NBA started with the ascendancy of Giannis Antetokounmpo in the 2016-17 season. Since then, Jeet has managed to coalesce his knowledge of the game and his writing to create pieces that are reflective of the current state of the league. Now, he ensures that The SportsRush produces the highest quality of writing. In his free time, he enjoys playing football, cooking, traveling, and dancing to techno. Jeet takes pride in his critical thinking, music playlists, and his love for spaghetti.

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