Dejounte Murray is ready for a fresh start. The New Orleans Pelicans guard wants to be traded, according to sources.

His agent, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul, has started talks with team officials on a way to make it happen. Murray has made it clear he wants a big role on a team playing meaningful basketball.

The Pelicans are 4-8 and have lost four games in a row. That skid includes a 145-111 home blowout against the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday.

The deleted post

After that loss, Murray replied to a fan account that pointed out a stat. New Orleans is 3-0 without him this season and 1-8 with him on the floor.

"From what's going on INSIDE, this sounds like someone hit you to say this! THE 'SABOTAGE' IS REAL!" Murray wrote. He later deleted the post.

A costly deal that never clicked

New Orleans paid a big price to get Murray from the Atlanta Hawks in June 2024. The Pelicans sent Dyson Daniels, Larry Nance Jr., E.J. Liddell and two first-round picks to Atlanta.

Murray had just averaged 22.5 points, 6.4 assists and 5.3 rebounds a game for the Hawks. Injuries have followed him ever since.

He broke his hand in his first game with the Pelicans in 2024. A few months later he ruptured his right Achilles tendon in January 2025, which ended his season.

He has played only 54 games over the last three seasons. In New Orleans he has averaged 16.6 points, 6.6 assists and 5.9 rebounds while shooting 41.9% from the field.

This season has been even tougher. He is averaging just 13.4 points a game.

What a trade would look like

Murray, 30, was an All-Star in 2022. He is making $32.8 million this season and holds a player option for $30.8 million next season.

Any team that wants him will have to match that salary. For now both sides say they are working together on a solution.