“Dejounte Murray’s Laker Audition is Officially Underway”: Amid Trade Rumors, Game Against Hawks Guard Excites Lakers Nation

Hours after the embarrassing loss against the Houston Rockets, the LA Lakers take on the Atlanta Hawks. While the visitors have the necessary objective to win the game, they also have another important scouting job. Over the last few weeks, several trade rumors and reports suggested that the LA side had shown interest in Hawks’ Dejounte Murray. Amid all that, LA fans finally got the opportunity to witness their probable future Laker play against their team before the trade deadline.

In response to that, fans marched up to the social media comments to express their excitement. One excited Lakers fan page took to its X handle and wrote, “Dejounte Murray’s Laker audition is officially underway.” Following that, the rest of the Lakers Nation swarmed the comments with their opinions. Here are some reactions from fans.

While some fans expressed their excitement, some gave out trading advice to the front office to rope in Murray.

Dejounte Murray is currently the hottest player in the league ahead of the February 8 trade deadline. He raised his stakes recently after dropping two back-to-back game-winners for the Hawks.

Moreover, the Hawks are also looking to assemble a better trade in return for Murray. They stand in the 11th seed with a 19-27 record and look to turn things around in the second half of the season.

Meanwhile, the Lakers, who are in search of the missing piece, have been looking to rope in Murray, as the third-best player after LeBron James and Anthony Davis.

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Let’s take a closer look at the proceedings of the Dejounte Murray trade.

Will the Lakers rope in Dejounte Murray?

A few days ago, The Athletic’s Jovan Buha reported that the Lakers-Hawks negotiation for Dejounte Murray has come to a halt because of a few disagreements. However, he also said that the Lakers could reopen the negotiation again before the deadline.

Apart from that, the trade demands an All-Star as the replacement, which is D’Angelo Russell. D’Lo has been showcasing his balling prowess ever since the trade talk. Notably, he has been averaging around 27 points in the last eight games.

While the days have passed since their last negotiation, the recent report revealed that Murray is still the top priority for the Lakers. Now, the front office will have to take the hard job of letting go of one of their star players.

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Will the Lakers be able to pull off the Dejounte Murray trade without paying the big price? Let us know in the comments below.