Dejounte Murray Introductory Press Conference | New Orleans Pelicans 

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So I’m a knick fan, but DJ5 is the definition of a real one. Check out his episode of All The Smoke, it’s phenomenal and you learn so much about him as a person.

I'm still a bit worried about all the good guys that left. A few to get Dejounté in, which hurt as Dyson and Larry were awesome to have. It hurts that we lost JV, despite him not actually fitting the basketball style NO wants to play, he was an amazing worker, incredibly reliable basketball player and just a great guy. Most of all it is going to hurt missing Naji. He is a true pelican style player, certainly one of the most tenacious of all pelicans. A creative guy, someone that got other players' backs in every way and someone I am very happy he landed on the Mavs, where he probably will get an increased role, potentially as a starter next to Luka and Kyrie. That said, if we can get a center somewhere that really fits .. and preferably not giving up BI for it, I'm really excited to see this new team with Dejounté in action.

Fr Pels in 4

Clippers can't get nothing right sadly .. literally Pels got this guy for nothing.. Penny's on the dollar ..

I always liked him on Atlanta, despite him having not the best of fit there. I never watched him a ton on the Spurs, but he was a really good defender there, which gives me hope for his performance on the Pels.

And we got him for a half eaten po boy and a canned big shot pineapple

Pretty much. I much rather have a worse speaker and someone that proves it on the court. That said, it is a nice bonus that he says the right things :)

He mean every word he say

Clutch Sports

Facts

How u know?!? 👀

@@DreMartinez956 they hugged it out.

@@Theoriginialdonguilloryyeah I just saw it! Nice hope we can make it far into the playoffs this year

@@DreMartinez956 me too.

Let's pray for Ingram to actualy stay on the team, there is so much noise out there for him to be traded. I really hope they can play together. If Ingram can take some of his midrange shots a little more outside the threepoint line, it can probably work.

@@pinobluevogel6458 Unless BI completely changes his style to more off ball with volume 3s, it wont work at all. If BI does his usual ball stopping iso to mid range play, he will ruin the team

​@@ben1ben2ben1sadly it's not gonna happen, he is who he is already

And talking straight into the microphone. I had to up the volume on Willie Green, only to lower it for Dejounté again :P

He a real one!

Atlanta is a great offensive team, but there are not many players on the roster besides Murray (formerly) that were defensive minded. If you do not have the culture, it can be really hard to cultivate it. At the Pelicans, this situation is reversed, the culture is really defense minded. Part of this is Herb, Naji and Alvarado (and formerly Larry Nance) really firing everyone up, but just having enough defensive talent (like Dyson Daniels) will really help the overall outlook a lot. If Atlanta can make use of both Larry and Dyson, I think you might get to see a few more results. Those players, while not bad on other things, are really dedicated defenders, you will certainly see that in action if they all stay.

The Hawks are dumb!

@@smootheasy7938 They might be dumb as you said. IMO, they did a good job asset wise in this trade.

Pelicans have that stoic mindset (everyone except Alvarado), but having someone that is a little bit more vocal will help. I love the attitude that players like BI have, but on a team that also needs to communicate, it helps if a few guys are more talkative.

I second this.

BI is gone dude. We need a #1 center and BI is the one we are going to trade to get one. The only way we keep BI is if no one wants BI (which is very likely)

​@ben1ben2ben1 people want BI, they just don't want him at 50 million per year

@@ben1ben2ben1 Even if he is on the chopping block as a trade, doing that now, when the market for him is very low, would be foolish. No matter if anyone wants BI to get traded or if they want to desperately keep him, the Pels need to wait to at least up his value, let him play into his contract. If they let him run and he plays well, showing the signs of the top player he always was, instead of the bad few games he had coming back from injury at the start of the playoffs, his value is definitely going to increase. There is always time to trade him at the deadline if it is really needed.

I thought he made that clear last week...Only IG and RU-vid content creators are trading BI which is very funny. BI is here to stay

@@jojothepolyglot1866he wants 200m tho

@@ChiefOttoSo Give the boy his money.. He has earned it

​@@ChiefOttoSo says who?

This is bluffing to make it seem like he wants to keep him. Truth is the value is non existent

We already had Herb for that, he did a great job, held him to far lower averages in the playoff series.

They were targeting CJ, that's what the issue was, if it wasn't Shai it was Williams

Pelicans were already top 5 defensively. I dont mind having Murray on the roster, as he is a two-way player .. and a high talent one too, but don't act like we improve defensively. We just lost 3 of our main rotation defensive players, one of which was the 2nd best on the team. (Dyson)

​@@pinobluevogel6458you gotta give up something to get more, they're better with this move. A two way player that is productive on both ends of the floor. He can score and can hit the clutch shot. I don't care who they gave up, those were rotational players, they didn't give up the core of the team. They've improved with this move Get a rim protector and they'll be set

Oh and keep b.i.

@@miltthomas6958 if Trey added muscle and could rebound , we could put him at the 4 and Zion at the 5 .

Herb should start always. But I'd like to see DM, Herb, Zion, BI and whatever center we can grab as starters. We can do Zion a the 5 for spurts if we want a high-scoring lineup, but I don't want to overtax him that way to reduce injury risk.

BI and Zion both were pretty good in the clutch, as was Herb.

@@pinobluevogel6458 I agree, you would not expect this team to have that bad of a clutch record last season

@@bencrabtree5647 Yea, I think that was influenced mostly by just bad games in general. They had major issues against the Lakers and some serious issues against OKC, those were always tough games, which included those clutch moments.

Herb will not go to the bench lmao

Cj not starting

CJ shouldn’t have even been starting last year lmaooo

Missi will play many games in Birmingham learning the Pels System & how to set screens.

@@jookie4207 exactly…

Kessler is great, but I don't think Utah will want to get rid of him and if they do, he won't be cheap.

Get center from Utah he only make 2.5 something million

Pay him? He wants over 50 million and he is not worth anything close to that. If we pay BI we wont have money to re sign Trey. BI is gone. With Murray on the team, BI has no roll on the team unless he switches to more off ball with volume 3s (which he wont)

Yes please. Maybe even get Jaxson Hayes back as a backup big. He isn't doing much in LA anyways.

That is just good right?

CJ did alot better last year when everyone was healthy. He was the best 3pt shooter last year. He ain't going nowhere 😂😂😂

I don't think having no bench will work, there needs to be a little more depth. Last year, their defensive bench was actually better than the main lineup, which was very odd to see. For some reason the coaches didn't respect that, or the front office, as they got rid of 3 of the bench defenders.

What are you talking about??

Willie’s still sad his favorite defense-first players got traded and now he has to actually play the shooters.

Willie always look uncomfortable to me tho😂😂😂

He knows he's on the hot seat this year

@@dorlisamoothery865 Yea that might be it. It wasn't the lack of talent holding them down. It was legit health concerns and organization that kept the team from performing. Was that coaching? It is hard to say, but it certainly impacted their performance.

Bro what are you talking about. Do you not realize team chemistry and being nice people will translate on the court the same way that being a dick head will translate on the court negatively.

@@PorkyPIGG idk if u knew this but being a good human doesnt get you wins, u sound like griffin

@@lstheprodigy7761 This isn't an LA or any other bright lights big city team, this team needs to build family ties and chemistry, so they can be in it for the long haul. Look at OKC and see what they built there, that is a great young team and they play well because of the culture they created. They didn't have a much larger talent pool than NOLA had last year, they had culture. Griffin is trying to cultivate that, as he should.

@@pinobluevogel6458 u build your team off of good players, not “good humans”, being a good human has nothing to do with chemistry. Idk where u get that shit from

@@lstheprodigy7761 It's a team sport, no matter how you put it. If they can somehow get these guys together more off the court, that can and most likely will increase their effectiveness on the court. We often see teams of 'professionals' fail as they have zero chemistry on the court. Yes, you need good players to compete, but you also need the synergy of a great team culture. Look at Boston, their individual talent level is high, but not much higher than other competative teams. The fact that they play together really well, stick to both their offensive and defensive plans and cover for eachother's mistakes makes them a top team, not the fact that they are all 'good players'. Teamsport means you need to build a team.

what made you come to that conclusion?

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@@woundcity I’m trolling

Like him a lot. Hope he’ll be a great succes. Still extremely sad about Naji and Larry though 😢

​@@sanderaspersu had Naji jersey? Probably not so stop the cap!

Now Alvarado is not alone. There are two legit players that talk on the team.

@@pinobluevogel6458 love that but even though he’s a quiet person I see Herb talking shit most games or yelling from the sideline. Those three gonna be bully people